PTOMAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PTOMAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PTOMAIN?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PTOMAIN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PTOMAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PTOMAIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PTOMAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What stands out about PTOMAIN
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PTOMAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Any of a group of foul-smelling amine compounds formed when animal or plant matter rots.
Putrescine and cadaverine are well-known members of the group. Old accounts of food poisoning often blamed a ptomain, though modern science traces illness to bacteria and their toxins.
How PTOMAIN is used
Mostly seen in older medical writing, usually spelled ptomaine.
- Nineteenth-century doctors feared the ptomain in spoiled meat.
- A ptomain is formed during putrefaction of tissue.
- The unpleasant smell comes from each ptomain released as the meat decays.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PTOMAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PTOMAIN
The 7 tiles of PTOMAIN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PTOMAIN
4 longer words begin with PTOMAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PTOMAIN
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Common questions about PTOMAIN
- Is PTOMAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PTOMAIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PTOMAIN worth?
- PTOMAIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PTOMAIN mean?
- Any of a group of foul-smelling amine compounds formed when animal or plant matter rots.
- What letters can be added to PTOMAIN?
- PTOMAIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PTOMAIN:
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