THYMINE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. THYMINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THYMINE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THYMINE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THYMINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thyminesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THYMINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in THYMINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does THYMINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A white crystalline base found in DNA, where it pairs with adenine.
Thymine is one of the four letters of the genetic code, written T. It is replaced by uracil in RNA. A single change involving thymine can alter the instructions a gene carries.
How THYMINE is used
Thymine is used in biochemistry and genetics for one of the DNA bases.
- In the double helix, thymine always pairs with adenine.
- Ultraviolet light can join two thymine units together.
- RNA contains uracil instead of thymine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THYMINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THYMINE
1 longer words begin with THYMINE.
Shorter words from the letters in THYMINE
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Common questions about THYMINE
- Is THYMINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THYMINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THYMINE worth?
- THYMINE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THYMINE mean?
- A white crystalline base found in DNA, where it pairs with adenine.
- What letters can be added to THYMINE?
- THYMINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of THYMINE:
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