Words Containing MERCAPTO

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing MERCAPTO?

MERCAPTOPURINES is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MERCAPTOPURINE (22), MERCAPTO (14).

Q: What is the longest word containing MERCAPTO?

MERCAPTOPURINES has 15 letters.

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All Words Containing MERCAPTO 3 words

How often does MERCAPTO appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 3 words containing MERCAPTO. Most are 8 letters long, they average 19.7 points and the best is MERCAPTOPURINES (23 points).

Total words: 3
Most common length: 8 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 19.7; out of 23 max
Longest word: MERCAPTOPURINES; 15 letters
Most common ending: E; 33.3% of words

Most common last letters

e 33.3%
o 33.3%
s 33.3%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing MERCAPTO

m ₃e ₁r ₁c ₃a ₁p ₃t ₁o ₁p ₃u ₁r ₁i ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

M 3 + E 1 + R 1 + C 3 + A 1 + P 3 + T 1 + O 1 + P 3 + U 1 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 23 points

Double word: 46 pts
Triple word: 69 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

mercaptopurines

Form of mercaptopurine

nouna drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia

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