URIDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. URIDINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept URIDINE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful URIDINE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URIDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uridinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How URIDINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in URIDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does URIDINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A nucleoside made of uracil joined to ribose, found in RNA.
Uridine is one of the building blocks of ribonucleic acid. It is also studied as a dietary supplement and in biochemical research on how cells make RNA.
How URIDINE is used
Used in biochemistry and molecular biology.
- RNA contains uridine in place of thymidine.
- The cells were fed labelled uridine to track new RNA.
- A uridine supplement was tested in the trial.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of URIDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with URIDINE
1 longer words begin with URIDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in URIDINE
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Common questions about URIDINE
- Is URIDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts URIDINE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is URIDINE worth?
- URIDINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does URIDINE mean?
- A nucleoside made of uracil joined to ribose, found in RNA.
- What letters can be added to URIDINE?
- URIDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of URIDINE:
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