PEPTIDASE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PEPTIDASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEPTIDASE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEPTIDASE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEPTIDASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
peptidasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEPTIDASE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PEPTIDASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEPTIDASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEPTIDASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
Any of a class of protein-cutting enzymes that snip the bonds between amino acids, either at the ends of a chain or inside it.
Digestion depends on a peptidase to finish the job of splitting protein fragments into pieces the body can absorb. Biochemists classify each peptidase by the bonds it cuts. The name ends in the usual -ase that marks enzymes.
How PEPTIDASE is used
Used in biochemistry and physiology when discussing the breakdown of proteins.
- A peptidase in the gut cuts short peptides into amino acids.
- The researchers measured how fast the peptidase worked at different temperatures.
- Each peptidase acts on a specific kind of peptide bond.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEPTIDASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PEPTIDASE
The 9 tiles of PEPTIDASE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PEPTIDASE
1 longer words begin with PEPTIDASE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEPTIDASE
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Common questions about PEPTIDASE
- Is PEPTIDASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEPTIDASE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEPTIDASE worth?
- PEPTIDASE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEPTIDASE mean?
- Any of a class of protein-cutting enzymes that snip the bonds between amino acids, either at the ends of a chain or inside it.
- What letters can be added to PEPTIDASE?
- PEPTIDASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PEPTIDASE:
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