ACRIFLAVINE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. ACRIFLAVINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACRIFLAVINE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACRIFLAVINE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACRIFLAVINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acriflavinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACRIFLAVINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ACRIFLAVINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACRIFLAVINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACRIFLAVINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrymedical
An orange-red dye made from acridine and used as an antiseptic.
Acriflavine was widely used on wounds before modern antibiotics. Aquarium keepers also use acriflavine to treat fish infections.
How ACRIFLAVINE is used
Used in medicine and fishkeeping; acriflavin is a variant spelling.
- The nurse dabbed acriflavine on the cut.
- Acriflavine stains skin a bright yellow-orange.
- He added acriflavine to the tank to stop the infection.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACRIFLAVINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACRIFLAVINE
1 longer words begin with ACRIFLAVINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACRIFLAVINE
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Common questions about ACRIFLAVINE
- Is ACRIFLAVINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACRIFLAVINE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACRIFLAVINE worth?
- ACRIFLAVINE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACRIFLAVINE mean?
- An orange-red dye made from acridine and used as an antiseptic.
- What letters can be added to ACRIFLAVINE?
- ACRIFLAVINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ACRIFLAVINE:
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