THREONINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THREONINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THREONINE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THREONINE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THREONINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
threoninesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THREONINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in THREONINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THREONINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THREONINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrymedical
An essential amino acid that the body needs for building proteins but cannot make for itself.
People take in threonine through foods such as dairy, eggs and meat. It forms part of structural proteins like collagen, so it is relevant to skin and connective tissue as well as to nutrition.
How THREONINE is used
A nutrition and biochemistry term; threonine is named in lists of essential amino acids.
- Eggs and cheese are good sources of threonine.
- The supplement lists threonine among its amino acids.
- A diet low in threonine can slow growth in young animals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THREONINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THREONINE
1 longer words begin with THREONINE.
Shorter words from the letters in THREONINE
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Common questions about THREONINE
- Is THREONINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THREONINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THREONINE worth?
- THREONINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THREONINE mean?
- An essential amino acid that the body needs for building proteins but cannot make for itself.
- What letters can be added to THREONINE?
- THREONINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of THREONINE:
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