ARCHINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ARCHINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCHINE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHINE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
archinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCHINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ARCHINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does ARCHINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An old Russian unit of length equal to about seventy-one centimetres.
The archine was once the common yardstick for cloth in Russian markets. It is a variant spelling of the better-known arshin. You meet the archine today mainly in history books and old trade records.
How ARCHINE is used
Used in historical writing about Russian measures.
- The merchant sold silk by the archine.
- One archine is a little over two feet.
- The old ledger priced the wool at two roubles per archine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARCHINE
The 7 tiles of ARCHINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARCHINE
1 longer words begin with ARCHINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHINE
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Common questions about ARCHINE
- Is ARCHINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHINE worth?
- ARCHINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHINE mean?
- An old Russian unit of length equal to about seventy-one centimetres.
- What letters can be added to ARCHINE?
- ARCHINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ARCHINE:
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