PROTEOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PROTEOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROTEOSE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROTEOSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROTEOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
proteosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROTEOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PROTEOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROTEOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROTEOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A water-soluble compound formed when proteins are partly broken down during digestion.
Proteose is an intermediate product, simpler than the original protein but more complex than peptones. The term is now mostly found in older biochemistry texts.
How PROTEOSE is used
Proteose is a dated biochemical term.
- The digest contained a trace of proteose.
- Early chemists isolated proteose from milk.
- A proteose forms as pepsin acts on protein.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROTEOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROTEOSE
1 longer words begin with PROTEOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROTEOSE
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Common questions about PROTEOSE
- Is PROTEOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROTEOSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROTEOSE worth?
- PROTEOSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROTEOSE mean?
- A water-soluble compound formed when proteins are partly broken down during digestion.
- What letters can be added to PROTEOSE?
- PROTEOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PROTEOSE:
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