ANTIVENIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANTIVENIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTIVENIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTIVENIN is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTIVENIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antiveninsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTIVENIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANTIVENIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTIVENIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTIVENIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A serum containing antibodies that neutralise the poison from a snake, spider or similar bite.
Antivenin is made by injecting small doses of venom into an animal and collecting the antibodies it produces. It must be matched to the species involved and given quickly, which is why hospitals in snake country stock several kinds.
How ANTIVENIN is used
Used in medicine and wilderness first-aid writing; antivenom is the more common modern term.
- The hiker was flown to a hospital for antivenin after the rattlesnake bite.
- Doctors waited for the lab to confirm the species before giving antivenin.
- Stocks of antivenin are kept cold in remote clinics.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTIVENIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTIVENIN
1 longer words begin with ANTIVENIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTIVENIN
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Common questions about ANTIVENIN
- Is ANTIVENIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTIVENIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTIVENIN worth?
- ANTIVENIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTIVENIN mean?
- A serum containing antibodies that neutralise the poison from a snake, spider or similar bite.
- What letters can be added to ANTIVENIN?
- ANTIVENIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANTIVENIN:
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