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LIPASES

7 letters, 9 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What LIPASES Means

LIPASES is a form of LIPASE, which means:

  1. noun: an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LIPASES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 I1 P3 A1 S1 E1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 59 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Anagrams of LIPASES (4)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.