PTOMAINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PTOMAINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PTOMAINE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PTOMAINE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PTOMAINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ptomainesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PTOMAINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PTOMAINE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PTOMAINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PTOMAINE
- All 8 letters of PTOMAINE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PTOMAINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A substance once blamed for food poisoning, produced by bacteria breaking down protein.
Ptomaines were once blamed for food poisoning, which is why the phrase ptomaine poisoning became familiar. Later science showed that bacteria and their toxins are the real cause. The word survives in older books and in everyday jokes about bad food.
How PTOMAINE is used
Ptomaine is now mostly a historical or humorous term.
- People once feared ptomaine in every spoiled sandwich.
- The chemist isolated a ptomaine from the decaying tissue.
- Ptomaine poisoning was a common explanation for stomach trouble.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PTOMAINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PTOMAINE
1 longer words begin with PTOMAINE.
Shorter words from the letters in PTOMAINE
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Common questions about PTOMAINE
- Is PTOMAINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PTOMAINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PTOMAINE worth?
- PTOMAINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PTOMAINE mean?
- A substance once blamed for food poisoning, produced by bacteria breaking down protein.
- What letters can be added to PTOMAINE?
- PTOMAINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PTOMAINE:
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