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Is insulin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word insulin is a Scrabble US word. The word insulin is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

I1N1S1U1L1I1N1

Is insulin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word insulin is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

I1N1S1U1L1I1N1

Is insulin a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word insulin is a Words With Friends word. The word insulin is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2S1U2L2I1N2

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7-letter words (2 found)

INSULIN,INULINS,

6-letter words (2 found)

INULIN,LININS,

5-letter words (2 found)

LININ,LINNS,

4-letter words (10 found)

INNS,LINN,LINS,LUNS,NILS,NISI,NUNS,SUNI,SUNN,UNIS,

3-letter words (14 found)

INN,INS,LIN,LIS,LUN,NIL,NIS,NUN,NUS,SIN,SUI,SUN,UNI,UNS,

2-letter words (7 found)

IN,IS,LI,NU,SI,UN,US,

You can make 37 words from insulin according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of insulin

insulin

Etymology

From Latin īnsula (“island”) (named for the islets of Langerhans, where insulin is produced) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsjʊlin/, /ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/
  • (US), IPA(key): /ˈɪnsəlɪn/
  • (General South African), IPA(key): /ˈɪnsəlɪn/, /ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/
  • Hyphenation: in‧su‧lin

Noun

insulin (countable and uncountable, plural insulins)

  1. A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).
    • 1926, The Survey Volume 56, 65:
      Ask a dozen persons to tell you what they know about insulin and you will get some surprising and contradictory an- swers. The truth is this: Insulin is not a cure for diabetes, but it is helping to prolong and gladden lives.
    • 2019, Associated Press, “Colorado law caps cost of insulin at $100 a month,” The Washington Times:
      Nationally the average insulin price nearly tripled from 2002 through 2013, and prices have risen 10% or more a year since then, forcing many diabetics to ration their insulin.
  2. Any exogenous preparation of this hormone for use as a medication.
  3. (broadly) Any exogenous preparation of this hormone or its analogues for use as a medication.

Coordinate terms

  • glucagon
  • insulin analogue

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • inulins

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin insula +‎ -in.

Noun

insulin n (definite singular insulinet, uncountable)

  1. insulin

References

  • “insulin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “insulin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin insula +‎ -in.

Noun

insulin n (definite singular insulinet, uncountable)

  1. insulin

References

  • “insulin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Source: wiktionary.org