PROTEOLYTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PROTEOLYTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROTEOLYTIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROTEOLYTIC is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROTEOLYTIC
No single letter turns PROTEOLYTIC into another word.
How PROTEOLYTIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PROTEOLYTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROTEOLYTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROTEOLYTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Able to break proteins down into smaller pieces such as peptides and amino acids.
Proteolytic enzymes do this job in digestion, and they also appear in meat tenderisers and some cleaning products. The word links directly to protein and to the Greek idea of loosening.
How PROTEOLYTIC is used
A biochemistry term, mostly used about enzymes.
- Pepsin is a proteolytic enzyme found in the stomach.
- The detergent contains proteolytic agents that lift stains.
- Proteolytic activity increased in the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROTEOLYTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROTEOLYTIC
1 longer words begin with PROTEOLYTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PROTEOLYTIC
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Common questions about PROTEOLYTIC
- Is PROTEOLYTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROTEOLYTIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROTEOLYTIC worth?
- PROTEOLYTIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROTEOLYTIC mean?
- Able to break proteins down into smaller pieces such as peptides and amino acids.
- What letters can be added to PROTEOLYTIC?
- No single letter can be added to PROTEOLYTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PROTEOLYTIC:
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