STEAPSIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STEAPSIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEAPSIN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEAPSIN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEAPSIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
steapsinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEAPSIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STEAPSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STEAPSIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STEAPSIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An enzyme in pancreatic juice that breaks down fats into glycerin and fatty acids.
Steapsin is an older name for pancreatic lipase, the enzyme that digests fat in the small intestine. Modern biochemistry texts prefer the word lipase, so steapsin is mostly met in older physiology books.
How STEAPSIN is used
Steapsin is a dated biochemical term for the fat-digesting enzyme of the pancreas.
- The textbook explained that steapsin splits neutral fats.
- Steapsin is produced in the pancreas and released into the gut.
- Early physiologists isolated steapsin from pancreatic juice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEAPSIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEAPSIN
The 8 tiles of STEAPSIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STEAPSIN
1 longer words begin with STEAPSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in STEAPSIN
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Common questions about STEAPSIN
- Is STEAPSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEAPSIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEAPSIN worth?
- STEAPSIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEAPSIN mean?
- An enzyme in pancreatic juice that breaks down fats into glycerin and fatty acids.
- What letters can be added to STEAPSIN?
- STEAPSIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STEAPSIN:
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