PEPSINOGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PEPSINOGEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEPSINOGEN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEPSINOGEN is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEPSINOGEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pepsinogensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEPSINOGEN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PEPSINOGEN, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEPSINOGEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEPSINOGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedical
The inactive substance made by the stomach lining that turns into the digestive enzyme pepsin when acid is present.
Cells in the stomach wall release pepsinogen in a safe, inactive form so that it does not digest the cells themselves. Only when stomach acid activates it does the protein-digesting work begin.
How PEPSINOGEN is used
Pepsinogen is a biochemistry term, often mentioned in discussions of digestion and stomach tests.
- Pepsinogen is stored in granules inside the stomach cells.
- Acid converts pepsinogen into active pepsin.
- A blood test measured the level of pepsinogen in the patient.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEPSINOGEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEPSINOGEN
1 longer words begin with PEPSINOGEN.
Shorter words from the letters in PEPSINOGEN
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Common questions about PEPSINOGEN
- Is PEPSINOGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEPSINOGEN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEPSINOGEN worth?
- PEPSINOGEN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEPSINOGEN mean?
- The inactive substance made by the stomach lining that turns into the digestive enzyme pepsin when acid is present.
- What letters can be added to PEPSINOGEN?
- PEPSINOGEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PEPSINOGEN:
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