RAFFINOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. RAFFINOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAFFINOSE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAFFINOSE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAFFINOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
raffinosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAFFINOSE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RAFFINOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RAFFINOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RAFFINOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A mildly sweet sugar made of three linked simple sugars, found in sugar beet, cotton seed, beans and many grains.
Humans lack the enzyme to digest raffinose, so gut bacteria ferment it, which is why beans can cause wind. Food scientists also extract it from molasses as a crystalline solid.
How RAFFINOSE is used
Used in chemistry, nutrition and food science.
- Raffinose is one reason beans can cause discomfort.
- The lab isolated raffinose from beet molasses.
- Soaking dried peas reduces their raffinose content.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAFFINOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAFFINOSE
1 longer words begin with RAFFINOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in RAFFINOSE
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Common questions about RAFFINOSE
- Is RAFFINOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAFFINOSE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAFFINOSE worth?
- RAFFINOSE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAFFINOSE mean?
- A mildly sweet sugar made of three linked simple sugars, found in sugar beet, cotton seed, beans and many grains.
- What letters can be added to RAFFINOSE?
- RAFFINOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RAFFINOSE:
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