PERMEASE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PERMEASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERMEASE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERMEASE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERMEASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
permeasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERMEASE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PERMEASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERMEASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERMEASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A membrane protein that helps a particular substance move into or out of a cell.
Biochemists use permease for transport proteins that act as selective doors in a cell wall, often for sugars or amino acids. The ending marks it as an enzyme-like carrier, though it moves a substance rather than changing it.
How PERMEASE is used
Permease is a biochemistry term found in textbooks on cell membranes and bacteria.
- The bacterium makes a permease that pulls lactose across its membrane.
- Without the right permease, the cell cannot take in the nutrient.
- The mutation disabled the permease and slowed the cell's growth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERMEASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERMEASE
1 longer words begin with PERMEASE.
Shorter words from the letters in PERMEASE
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Common questions about PERMEASE
- Is PERMEASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERMEASE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERMEASE worth?
- PERMEASE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERMEASE mean?
- A membrane protein that helps a particular substance move into or out of a cell.
- What letters can be added to PERMEASE?
- PERMEASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PERMEASE:
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