TETROSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TETROSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TETROSE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TETROSE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TETROSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tetrosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TETROSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TETROSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 84,215.
What does TETROSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A simple sugar whose molecule contains four carbon atoms.
Erythrose is a well-known tetrose. Chemists group sugars by the number of carbons they hold, and a tetrose sits between the smaller triose and the larger pentose.
How TETROSE is used
Tetrose is a term from biochemistry and organic chemistry.
- A tetrose has four carbon atoms in a chain.
- The students drew each tetrose on the board.
- Every tetrose is a monosaccharide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TETROSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TETROSE
The 7 tiles of TETROSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TETROSE
1 longer words begin with TETROSE.
Shorter words from the letters in TETROSE
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Common questions about TETROSE
- Is TETROSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TETROSE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TETROSE worth?
- TETROSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TETROSE mean?
- A simple sugar whose molecule contains four carbon atoms.
- What letters can be added to TETROSE?
- TETROSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TETROSE:
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