PROTEIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PROTEIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROTEIDE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROTEIDE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROTEIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
proteidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROTEIDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PROTEIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROTEIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROTEIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An old term for a compound made of a protein joined to another, non-protein substance.
Proteide is a dated chemical name that has largely been replaced by modern words for conjugated proteins. It turns up in older textbooks and in lists of valid Scrabble words, rarely in current research.
How PROTEIDE is used
Dated biochemical vocabulary, now mostly of historical interest.
- An early textbook described haemoglobin as a proteide.
- The chapter separated each proteide from the simple proteins.
- Modern authors rarely use the word proteide in papers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROTEIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PROTEIDE
The 8 tiles of PROTEIDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PROTEIDE
1 longer words begin with PROTEIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROTEIDE
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Common questions about PROTEIDE
- Is PROTEIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROTEIDE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROTEIDE worth?
- PROTEIDE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROTEIDE mean?
- An old term for a compound made of a protein joined to another, non-protein substance.
- What letters can be added to PROTEIDE?
- PROTEIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PROTEIDE:
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