ZYMOGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. ZYMOGEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZYMOGEN?
| 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: 66 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZYMOGEN is to know. It scores 22 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYMOGEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZYMOGEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ZYMOGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does ZYMOGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An inactive precursor of an enzyme that becomes active after another molecule changes it.
Digestive enzymes are often made as a zymogen so that they cannot digest the cells producing them. Only when they reach the right place does a trigger turn them on.
How ZYMOGEN is used
Zymogen is a biochemistry term, with trypsinogen as a standard example.
- Pepsinogen is a zymogen stored safely in the stomach wall.
- The zymogen was cut at one point and became active.
- Each zymogen needs a specific signal to wake up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZYMOGEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZYMOGEN
6 longer words begin with ZYMOGEN.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYMOGEN
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Common questions about ZYMOGEN
- Is ZYMOGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZYMOGEN, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZYMOGEN worth?
- ZYMOGEN is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZYMOGEN mean?
- An inactive precursor of an enzyme that becomes active after another molecule changes it.
- What letters can be added to ZYMOGEN?
- ZYMOGEN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ZYMOGEN:
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