ACRIDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ACRIDINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACRIDINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACRIDINE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACRIDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acridinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACRIDINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ACRIDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACRIDINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACRIDINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless crystalline organic compound obtained from coal tar and used to make dyes and drugs.
Acridine is built from three joined rings, and its derivatives colour fabrics and stain cells under the microscope. Some acridine compounds were used as early antiseptics. The spelling acridine is the standard one in chemistry.
How ACRIDINE is used
Acridine is a chemical name used in laboratory and industrial contexts.
- Chemists first separated acridine from coal tar.
- A yellow dye was made from acridine in the old factory.
- The biologist added acridine to the sample to stain the nuclei.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACRIDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACRIDINE
1 longer words begin with ACRIDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACRIDINE
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Common questions about ACRIDINE
- Is ACRIDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACRIDINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACRIDINE worth?
- ACRIDINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACRIDINE mean?
- A colourless crystalline organic compound obtained from coal tar and used to make dyes and drugs.
- What letters can be added to ACRIDINE?
- ACRIDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ACRIDINE:
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