AEDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. AEDINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AEDINE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AEDINE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 8.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AEDINE
No single letter turns AEDINE into another word.
How AEDINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AEDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,291.
What does AEDINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to or belonging to mosquitoes of the genus Aedes.
Public health researchers use aedine to group mosquito species known to spread diseases such as dengue and yellow fever. A report might refer to aedine breeding sites, meaning the standing water where these mosquitoes lay their eggs. Not every mosquito counted in a survey turns out to be aedine, since many other genera bite as well.
How AEDINE is used
A technical word found in entomology and public health writing rather than everyday speech.
- Public health officials tracked the spread of aedine mosquitoes across the region.
- The study focused on aedine species known to carry dengue fever.
- Researchers set traps to monitor local aedine populations after the outbreak.
- Not every biting insect in the survey turned out to be aedine.
- The report warned that aedine mosquitoes were breeding in stagnant water near the site.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AEDINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AEDINE
Showing 40 of 59. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about AEDINE
- Is AEDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AEDINE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AEDINE worth?
- AEDINE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AEDINE mean?
- Relating to or belonging to mosquitoes of the genus Aedes.
- What letters can be added to AEDINE?
- No single letter can be added to AEDINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AEDINE:
Open AEDINE in the Word Finder