ACARINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ACARINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACARINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACARINE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACARINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acarinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACARINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACARINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What does ACARINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to mites and ticks, or caused by them.
Acarine is the biologist's word for anything to do with the small arachnids that include mites and ticks. As a noun it names one such creature, and acarine diseases are those they spread.
How ACARINE is used
Used in zoology, veterinary and agricultural writing.
- The bees suffered from an acarine infestation.
- An acarine bite caused the rash.
- Researchers studied acarine diversity in the soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACARINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACARINE
The 7 tiles of ACARINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ACARINE
1 longer words begin with ACARINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACARINE
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Common questions about ACARINE
- Is ACARINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACARINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACARINE worth?
- ACARINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACARINE mean?
- Relating to mites and ticks, or caused by them.
- What letters can be added to ACARINE?
- ACARINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACARINE:
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