UREASE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. UREASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UREASE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UREASE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UREASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ureasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UREASE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in UREASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,904.
What does UREASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A nickel-bearing enzyme of plants and bacteria that splits urea and so frees the nitrogen locked inside it.
Urease occurs naturally in many bacteria, fungi and some plants, where it helps release usable nitrogen from urea. Because certain stomach bacteria produce urease, doctors use a urease test to check for their presence during an endoscopy. In agriculture, urease in the soil converts urea fertilizer into a form that plant roots can absorb, though this can also let nitrogen escape into the air if too much fertilizer is applied at once.
How UREASE is used
Mostly found in biochemistry, medical and agricultural writing rather than everyday conversation.
- Doctors sometimes test for stomach bacteria by checking for urease activity in a biopsy sample.
- The soil bacteria produce urease, which slowly turns fertilizer nitrogen into a form plants can use.
- Without urease, many microbes could not break down urea for a usable nitrogen source.
- A rapid urease test can confirm the infection within minutes.
- Some plant seeds also contain urease, though in far smaller amounts than bacteria do.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UREASE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UREASE
The 6 tiles of UREASE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UREASE
1 longer words begin with UREASE.
Shorter words from the letters in UREASE
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Common questions about UREASE
- Is UREASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UREASE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UREASE worth?
- UREASE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UREASE mean?
- A nickel-bearing enzyme of plants and bacteria that splits urea and so frees the nitrogen locked inside it.
- What letters can be added to UREASE?
- UREASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of UREASE:
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