SULFATASE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SULFATASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SULFATASE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SULFATASE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULFATASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sulfatasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SULFATASE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SULFATASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SULFATASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SULFATASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An enzyme that breaks down sulfate esters by adding water to them.
Cells use a sulfatase to remove sulfate groups from larger molecules during normal recycling. When one of these enzymes is missing or faulty, certain inherited storage disorders can result.
How SULFATASE is used
A biochemistry term; each sulfatase is usually named after the compound it acts on.
- A lack of the right sulfatase leads to a build-up of waste in the cell.
- The researchers measured sulfatase activity in blood samples.
- Bacteria in the gut also make a sulfatase of their own.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SULFATASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SULFATASE
1 longer words begin with SULFATASE.
Shorter words from the letters in SULFATASE
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Common questions about SULFATASE
- Is SULFATASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SULFATASE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SULFATASE worth?
- SULFATASE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SULFATASE mean?
- An enzyme that breaks down sulfate esters by adding water to them.
- What letters can be added to SULFATASE?
- SULFATASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SULFATASE:
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