ZYMASE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. ZYMASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZYMASE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZYMASE is to know. It scores 20 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYMASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zymasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZYMASE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZYMASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does ZYMASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A mixture of enzymes from yeast that turns sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Zymase was the extract that showed fermentation could occur outside living yeast cells, an important step in biochemistry. Modern texts speak of its individual enzymes instead.
How ZYMASE is used
Zymase is an older biochemical term for the yeast fermentation enzymes.
- Brewers rely on zymase to make beer ferment.
- The scientist extracted zymase from crushed yeast.
- Zymase breaks glucose into alcohol and gas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZYMASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ZYMASE
The 6 tiles of ZYMASE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ZYMASE
1 longer words begin with ZYMASE.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYMASE
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Common questions about ZYMASE
- Is ZYMASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZYMASE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZYMASE worth?
- ZYMASE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZYMASE mean?
- A mixture of enzymes from yeast that turns sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- What letters can be added to ZYMASE?
- ZYMASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZYMASE:
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