Is PROTEINASES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROTEINASES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROTEINASES mean?
Proteinases is a form of PROTEINASE.
- noun
any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PROTEINASES
PROTEINASES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PROTEINASES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- interposes12
- patronises12
- personates12
- pistareens12
- proteinase12
- sparteines12
- antipress11
- aperients11
- aspersion11
- atropines11
- entropies11
- episterna11
- interpose11
- isoprenes11
- passerine11
- patroness11
- patronise11
- peartness11
- periostea11
- peritonea11
- personate11
- pinasters11
- pistareen11
- poetisers11
- preseason11
- pristanes11
- proteases11
- saponites11
- septorias11
- sparteine11
- transpose11
- airposts10
- aperient10
- atropine10
- atropins10
- epitases10
- erepsins10
- espartos10
- isoprene10
- naperies10
- operants10
- operates10
- painters10
- pantries10
- parietes10
- pasterns10
- pastries10
- pensters10
- pentoses10
- pereions10
- personae10
- personas10
- pertains10
- pertness10
- piasters10
- piastres10
- pinaster10
- pioneers10
- poetiser10
- poetises10
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