PREGNENOLONE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PREGNENOLONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREGNENOLONE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREGNENOLONE is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREGNENOLONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pregnenolonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREGNENOLONE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PREGNENOLONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREGNENOLONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREGNENOLONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A natural steroid made in the body that serves as the starting material for other steroid hormones.
Pregnenolone is produced from cholesterol and is turned into progesterone and other hormones. It is also sold as a supplement, though its claimed benefits for memory are not firmly proven.
How PREGNENOLONE is used
Used in biochemistry, endocrinology and supplement labels.
- The body makes pregnenolone from cholesterol.
- Pregnenolone is a precursor of progesterone.
- Lab tests measured pregnenolone in the blood sample.
- Some people take pregnenolone as a supplement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREGNENOLONE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREGNENOLONE
1 longer words begin with PREGNENOLONE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREGNENOLONE
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Common questions about PREGNENOLONE
- Is PREGNENOLONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREGNENOLONE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREGNENOLONE worth?
- PREGNENOLONE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREGNENOLONE mean?
- A natural steroid made in the body that serves as the starting material for other steroid hormones.
- What letters can be added to PREGNENOLONE?
- PREGNENOLONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PREGNENOLONE:
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