REUPTAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. REUPTAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REUPTAKE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REUPTAKE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REUPTAKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REUPTAKE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in REUPTAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REUPTAKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REUPTAKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
The absorption of a neurotransmitter back into the nerve cell that released it.
After a nerve cell sends a chemical signal, reuptake clears it from the gap so that the signal can end. Many antidepressants, known as reuptake inhibitors, work by slowing this clean-up so the chemical stays active longer.
How REUPTAKE is used
Used in neuroscience and pharmacology.
- Serotonin reuptake is blocked by this class of drugs.
- The study measured reuptake in single neurons.
- Faster reuptake shortens the signal between cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REUPTAKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REUPTAKE
2 longer words begin with REUPTAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in REUPTAKE
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Common questions about REUPTAKE
- Is REUPTAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REUPTAKE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REUPTAKE worth?
- REUPTAKE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REUPTAKE mean?
- The absorption of a neurotransmitter back into the nerve cell that released it.
- What letters can be added to REUPTAKE?
- REUPTAKE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REUPTAKE:
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