TROPONIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TROPONIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROPONIN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROPONIN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROPONIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
troponinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TROPONIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TROPONIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TROPONIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TROPONIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A protein complex in muscle tissue that helps control muscle contraction.
Troponin sits on the thin filaments beside tropomyosin and reacts to calcium. Doctors test blood for cardiac troponin because a rise suggests injury to heart muscle.
How TROPONIN is used
Mostly medical and biochemical, and best known from blood tests where troponin levels are reported.
- The nurse sent a blood sample to check the troponin level.
- A high troponin reading can point to a heart attack.
- Troponin binds calcium and allows the muscle fibre to contract.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROPONIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TROPONIN
1 longer words begin with TROPONIN.
Shorter words from the letters in TROPONIN
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Common questions about TROPONIN
- Is TROPONIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROPONIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROPONIN worth?
- TROPONIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROPONIN mean?
- A protein complex in muscle tissue that helps control muscle contraction.
- What letters can be added to TROPONIN?
- TROPONIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TROPONIN:
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