PEPSIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PEPSIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEPSIN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEPSIN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEPSIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEPSIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PEPSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does PEPSIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalchemistry
An enzyme in the stomach that begins the breakdown of proteins into smaller pieces.
Pepsin is made by cells in the stomach lining and works only in the strong acid found there. It starts out as an inactive form that the acid switches on, which protects the stomach wall from digesting itself. The name comes from a Greek word for digestion, and pepsin was one of the first enzymes ever identified, in the 1830s.
How PEPSIN is used
A term of physiology and biochemistry; sometimes also named in medicine for digestive aids.
- Pepsin acts on the meat once it reaches the stomach.
- The stomach cells release pepsin in an inactive form.
- A test measured the amount of pepsin in the sample.
- Without acid, pepsin cannot do its work.
- Old remedies for weak digestion were sold as pills containing pepsin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEPSIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEPSIN
9 longer words begin with PEPSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PEPSIN
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Common questions about PEPSIN
- Is PEPSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEPSIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEPSIN worth?
- PEPSIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEPSIN mean?
- An enzyme in the stomach that begins the breakdown of proteins into smaller pieces.
- What letters can be added to PEPSIN?
- PEPSIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PEPSIN:
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