SOMATOTROPIN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SOMATOTROPIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOMATOTROPIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOMATOTROPIN is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOMATOTROPIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOMATOTROPIN scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SOMATOTROPIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOMATOTROPIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOMATOTROPIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth in the body.
Somatotropin is the scientific name for growth hormone, and a shortage of it in childhood can lead to short stature. It is also made synthetically for medical treatment.
How SOMATOTROPIN is used
Used in medicine and biochemistry; in everyday speech it is called growth hormone.
- The pituitary gland releases somatotropin in pulses during sleep.
- Doctors prescribed synthetic somatotropin to the child.
- Low levels of somatotropin can slow growth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOMATOTROPIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOMATOTROPIN
3 longer words begin with SOMATOTROPIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SOMATOTROPIN
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Common questions about SOMATOTROPIN
- Is SOMATOTROPIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOMATOTROPIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOMATOTROPIN worth?
- SOMATOTROPIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOMATOTROPIN mean?
- A hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth in the body.
- What letters can be added to SOMATOTROPIN?
- SOMATOTROPIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SOMATOTROPIN:
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