APOCRINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. APOCRINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APOCRINE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APOCRINE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APOCRINE
No single letter turns APOCRINE into another word.
How APOCRINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in APOCRINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APOCRINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about APOCRINE
- All 8 letters of APOCRINE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does APOCRINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalmedical
Describing a gland whose secretion carries away a small part of the secreting cell itself.
Apocrine is mostly met in anatomy, where the sweat glands of the armpit are the best-known example. The word separates this style of secretion from the eccrine kind, which releases fluid without losing cell material. It is not a word for ordinary conversation.
How APOCRINE is used
Apocrine appears in biology and dermatology texts that classify glands by how they release their product.
- The textbook illustrated an apocrine gland with part of its cell pinching off.
- Apocrine sweat glands become active at puberty.
- Milk production in some animals involves an apocrine process.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APOCRINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of APOCRINE
The 8 tiles of APOCRINE in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in APOCRINE
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Common questions about APOCRINE
- Is APOCRINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APOCRINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APOCRINE worth?
- APOCRINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APOCRINE mean?
- Describing a gland whose secretion carries away a small part of the secreting cell itself.
- What letters can be added to APOCRINE?
- No single letter can be added to APOCRINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of APOCRINE:
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