PORPHYRIN is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PORPHYRIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORPHYRIN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORPHYRIN is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORPHYRIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
porphyrinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORPHYRIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PORPHYRIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORPHYRIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORPHYRIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
One of a group of coloured pigments built from a ring of four pyrrole units, found in blood and in green plants.
The red haem in blood and the chlorophyll in leaves are both built on a porphyrin frame. A metal atom sits at the centre of the ring, which is why these pigments are so important to life.
How PORPHYRIN is used
Used in biochemistry and medicine.
- Haemoglobin contains a porphyrin ring holding an iron atom.
- A porphyrin gives chlorophyll its ability to capture light.
- The lab measured the level of porphyrin in the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORPHYRIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PORPHYRIN
1 longer words begin with PORPHYRIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PORPHYRIN
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Common questions about PORPHYRIN
- Is PORPHYRIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORPHYRIN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORPHYRIN worth?
- PORPHYRIN is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORPHYRIN mean?
- One of a group of coloured pigments built from a ring of four pyrrole units, found in blood and in green plants.
- What letters can be added to PORPHYRIN?
- PORPHYRIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PORPHYRIN:
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