SAPOGENIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SAPOGENIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPOGENIN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPOGENIN is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPOGENIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sapogeninsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAPOGENIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SAPOGENIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPOGENIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAPOGENIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The non-sugar part of a saponin, obtained when the saponin is broken down.
Chemists value sapogenin because some kinds serve as starting material for making steroid hormones. It forms when the sugar side of a saponin molecule is stripped away.
How SAPOGENIN is used
Used in organic chemistry and biochemistry.
- The lab extracted sapogenin from the roots of a tropical yam.
- A steroid drug can be made from this sapogenin.
- Hydrolysis of the saponin released the sapogenin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPOGENIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAPOGENIN
1 longer words begin with SAPOGENIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPOGENIN
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Common questions about SAPOGENIN
- Is SAPOGENIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPOGENIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPOGENIN worth?
- SAPOGENIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPOGENIN mean?
- The non-sugar part of a saponin, obtained when the saponin is broken down.
- What letters can be added to SAPOGENIN?
- SAPOGENIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SAPOGENIN:
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