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Is ghrelin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ghrelin is a Scrabble US word. The word ghrelin is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

G2H4R1E1L1I1N1

Is ghrelin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ghrelin is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

G2H4R1E1L1I1N1

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7-letter words (2 found)

GHRELIN,HERLING,

6-letter words (6 found)

GIRNEL,HELING,HINGER,LERING,LINGER,NIGHER,

5-letter words (13 found)

EHING,ERING,GREIN,HINGE,INGLE,LIGER,LIGNE,LINER,NEIGH,NIGER,REIGN,RENIG,RHINE,

4-letter words (29 found)

ELHI,GIEN,GIRL,GIRN,GLEI,GLEN,GREN,GRIN,HEIL,HEIR,HERL,HERN,HING,HIRE,LEHR,LEIR,LENG,LIEN,LIER,LINE,LING,LIRE,NIGH,NIRL,REIN,RIEL,RILE,RINE,RING,

3-letter words (29 found)

ENG,ERG,ERN,GEL,GEN,GER,GHI,GIE,GIN,HEN,HER,HIE,HIN,ING,IRE,LEG,LEI,LIE,LIG,LIN,NEG,NIE,NIL,REG,REH,REI,REN,RIG,RIN,

2-letter words (11 found)

EH,EL,EN,ER,GI,HE,HI,IN,LI,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 91 words from ghrelin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ghrelin

ghrelin

Etymology

From g(rowth) h(ormone)-rel(easing peptide) +‎ -in (suffix forming names of chemical compounds), influenced by Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”): see the December 1999 quotation.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɛlɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɪn
  • Hyphenation: ghre‧lin

Noun

ghrelin (usually uncountable, plural ghrelins)

  1. (biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty, that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. [from 1999]

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See also

  • leptin
  • obestatin

References

Further reading

  • ghrelin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • herling

Source: wiktionary.org