VASOTOCIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VASOTOCIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VASOTOCIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VASOTOCIN is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VASOTOCIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vasotocinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VASOTOCIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VASOTOCIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VASOTOCIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VASOTOCIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A hormone from the pituitary gland of birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish that regulates water balance.
Vasotocin resembles the mammalian hormones oxytocin and vasopressin and is thought to be their evolutionary ancestor. In animals it controls how much water the kidneys keep and affects egg-laying and social behaviour.
How VASOTOCIN is used
Vasotocin is found in endocrinology and comparative physiology.
- Levels of vasotocin rose when the frog was dehydrated.
- Researchers measured vasotocin in the blood of the hens.
- The role of vasotocin in bird behaviour is still being studied.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VASOTOCIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VASOTOCIN
The 9 tiles of VASOTOCIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VASOTOCIN
1 longer words begin with VASOTOCIN.
Shorter words from the letters in VASOTOCIN
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Common questions about VASOTOCIN
- Is VASOTOCIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VASOTOCIN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VASOTOCIN worth?
- VASOTOCIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VASOTOCIN mean?
- A hormone from the pituitary gland of birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish that regulates water balance.
- What letters can be added to VASOTOCIN?
- VASOTOCIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VASOTOCIN:
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