PEPTONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PEPTONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEPTONIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEPTONIC is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEPTONIC
No single letter turns PEPTONIC into another word.
How PEPTONIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PEPTONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEPTONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEPTONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to peptone, the substance formed when protein is partly digested.
The term turns up in older physiology and in descriptions of lab broths. Peptones feed bacteria, so a peptonic medium helps cultures grow. It is a narrow technical adjective.
How PEPTONIC is used
Used in biochemistry and microbiology.
- The peptonic broth was rich enough to grow the bacteria.
- An older text described the peptonic stage of digestion.
- A peptonic solution was added to the dish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEPTONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PEPTONIC
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Common questions about PEPTONIC
- Is PEPTONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEPTONIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEPTONIC worth?
- PEPTONIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEPTONIC mean?
- Relating to peptone, the substance formed when protein is partly digested.
- What letters can be added to PEPTONIC?
- No single letter can be added to PEPTONIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PEPTONIC:
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