PECTASE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PECTASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PECTASE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PECTASE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECTASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pectasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PECTASE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PECTASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does PECTASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An enzyme found in some ripening fruits that acts on pectin.
Pectase was named for its effect on pectin, the gel-forming substance that makes jam set. Modern texts more often use the longer name pectinesterase for the same enzyme.
How PECTASE is used
Pectase is an older biochemical term, found in food science and plant biology.
- Pectase in the fruit helps explain why the juice thickens.
- Early chemists first isolated pectase from the juice of apples.
- The role of pectase in ripening was studied in the lab.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PECTASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PECTASE
1 longer words begin with PECTASE.
Shorter words from the letters in PECTASE
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Common questions about PECTASE
- Is PECTASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECTASE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PECTASE worth?
- PECTASE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PECTASE mean?
- An enzyme found in some ripening fruits that acts on pectin.
- What letters can be added to PECTASE?
- PECTASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PECTASE:
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