POTENTIATION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POTENTIATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTENTIATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTENTIATION is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTENTIATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
potentiationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTENTIATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in POTENTIATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTENTIATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POTENTIATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
The strengthening of an effect, such as nerve signalling or a drug action, by a previous event or another substance.
In neuroscience potentiation explains how repeated use of a pathway makes later signals stronger, a basis for learning. In pharmacology the word describes one drug boosting the effect of another.
How POTENTIATION is used
Used in neuroscience and pharmacology.
- Long-term potentiation is linked to memory formation.
- The potentiation of the sedative by alcohol is dangerous.
- Researchers measured potentiation in the brain slices.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTENTIATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POTENTIATION
1 longer words begin with POTENTIATION.
Shorter words from the letters in POTENTIATION
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Common questions about POTENTIATION
- Is POTENTIATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTENTIATION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTENTIATION worth?
- POTENTIATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTENTIATION mean?
- The strengthening of an effect, such as nerve signalling or a drug action, by a previous event or another substance.
- What letters can be added to POTENTIATION?
- POTENTIATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of POTENTIATION:
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