PARACRINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PARACRINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARACRINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARACRINE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARACRINE
No single letter turns PARACRINE into another word.
How PARACRINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PARACRINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARACRINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARACRINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Describing a chemical signal released by a cell that acts on nearby cells.
Paracrine signalling stays local, unlike hormones that travel through the blood to distant organs. Biologists contrast it with autocrine action, where a cell signals to itself.
How PARACRINE is used
Paracrine is a biology and medical term.
- The paracrine signal reaches only the cells next door.
- Growth factors often work by a paracrine route.
- The lecture compared paracrine and endocrine control.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARACRINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PARACRINE
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Common questions about PARACRINE
- Is PARACRINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARACRINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARACRINE worth?
- PARACRINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARACRINE mean?
- Describing a chemical signal released by a cell that acts on nearby cells.
- What letters can be added to PARACRINE?
- No single letter can be added to PARACRINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PARACRINE:
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