PEPSINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PEPSINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEPSINE?
| 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 PEPSINE 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 PEPSINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pepsinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEPSINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PEPSINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123 thousand.
What does PEPSINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A digestive enzyme made in the stomach that breaks proteins down when acid is present.
Pepsine is the older spelling of the stomach enzyme more often written pepsin. A commercial form taken from animal stomachs was once sold as a digestive aid and used in cheese making.
How PEPSINE is used
Pepsine is an older or variant spelling seen in biochemistry and pharmacy texts.
- The stomach lining releases pepsine when food arrives.
- Chemists extracted pepsine from the stomachs of pigs.
- A tablet of pepsine was once a common remedy for indigestion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEPSINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEPSINE
1 longer words begin with PEPSINE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEPSINE
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Common questions about PEPSINE
- Is PEPSINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEPSINE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEPSINE worth?
- PEPSINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEPSINE mean?
- A digestive enzyme made in the stomach that breaks proteins down when acid is present.
- What letters can be added to PEPSINE?
- PEPSINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PEPSINE:
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