RETINENE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RETINENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RETINENE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RETINENE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RETINENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
retinenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RETINENE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RETINENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RETINENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RETINENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A yellow-to-red pigment of the retina formed from vitamin A, involved in vision.
Retinene is the light-sensing partner of the protein opsin in the eye. When light strikes the pigment, retinene changes shape and starts the chain of signals that we experience as sight.
How RETINENE is used
Retinene is an older biochemical term; modern texts often use a different name for the same aldehyde.
- Retinene combines with opsin to form the visual pigment.
- The lab measured retinene levels in the frog retina.
- A shortage of vitamin A can limit the supply of retinene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RETINENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RETINENE
The 8 tiles of RETINENE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RETINENE
1 longer words begin with RETINENE.
Shorter words from the letters in RETINENE
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Common questions about RETINENE
- Is RETINENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RETINENE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RETINENE worth?
- RETINENE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RETINENE mean?
- A yellow-to-red pigment of the retina formed from vitamin A, involved in vision.
- What letters can be added to RETINENE?
- RETINENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RETINENE:
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