PHYCOCYANIN is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. PHYCOCYANIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHYCOCYANIN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHYCOCYANIN is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHYCOCYANIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phycocyaninsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHYCOCYANIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHYCOCYANIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHYCOCYANIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHYCOCYANIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A blue-green protein pigment found in cyanobacteria that helps them capture light for photosynthesis.
Phycocyanin gives spirulina and similar blue-green algae their distinctive colour. Because the colour is so vivid, it is extracted and sold as a natural blue dye for food and drinks. Chemists also study it for its fluorescence.
How PHYCOCYANIN is used
Used in biology, biochemistry and food science, often when talking about spirulina extracts.
- The deep blue of the drink comes from phycocyanin extracted from spirulina.
- Researchers measured phycocyanin levels to estimate how much algae was in the lake.
- Heat can destroy phycocyanin and turn the bright blue colour dull.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHYCOCYANIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHYCOCYANIN
1 longer words begin with PHYCOCYANIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PHYCOCYANIN
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Common questions about PHYCOCYANIN
- Is PHYCOCYANIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHYCOCYANIN, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHYCOCYANIN worth?
- PHYCOCYANIN is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHYCOCYANIN mean?
- A blue-green protein pigment found in cyanobacteria that helps them capture light for photosynthesis.
- What letters can be added to PHYCOCYANIN?
- PHYCOCYANIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHYCOCYANIN:
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