ptyalin
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
Definition of ptyalin
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)A form of amylase found in saliva that breaks down starch into maltose and dextrin.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek πτύαλον (ptúalon, “saliva”).
Words you can make from ptyalin
111 playable · top: INAPTLY (12 pts)
Best play inaptly 12 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
17 words4-letter words
37 words- PALY 9 pts
- PATY 9 pts
- PILY 9 pts
- PINY 9 pts
- PITY 9 pts
- PLAY 9 pts
- PYIN 9 pts
- AYIN 7 pts
- INLY 7 pts
- LINY 7 pts
- TINY 7 pts
- TIYN 7 pts
- TYIN 7 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- NIPA 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PAIN 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PANT 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAN 6 pts
- PINA 6 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PITA 6 pts
- PLAN 6 pts
- PLAT 6 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- PAY 8 pts
- PLY 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- YIP 8 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- YIN 6 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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