PEPTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PEPTONE 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 PEPTONE?
| 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 PEPTONE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEPTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
peptonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEPTONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PEPTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842,149.
What does PEPTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A soluble protein formed in the early breakdown of food protein during digestion.
In laboratories peptone is dissolved in broth to feed bacteria, so it appears on many recipe lists for growth media. It is one of the stages between whole protein and the smallest building blocks.
How PEPTONE is used
Peptone appears in biochemistry and microbiology, especially in culture medium recipes.
- The broth contained peptone as a source of nitrogen.
- Digestion converts protein into peptone before further breakdown.
- She weighed out the peptone and stirred it into the warm water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEPTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEPTONE
1 longer words begin with PEPTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEPTONE
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Common questions about PEPTONE
- Is PEPTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEPTONE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEPTONE worth?
- PEPTONE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEPTONE mean?
- A soluble protein formed in the early breakdown of food protein during digestion.
- What letters can be added to PEPTONE?
- PEPTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PEPTONE:
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