ARCSINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ARCSINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCSINE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCSINE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCSINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arcsinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCSINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ARCSINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What stands out about ARCSINE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 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 ARCSINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The inverse of the sine function, giving the angle whose sine is a given number.
Mathematicians write arcsine when they need the angle behind a ratio, for example in solving a triangle. Calculators label the same key asin or sin to the power of minus one.
How ARCSINE is used
Arcsine is a mathematics term used in trigonometry and calculus.
- The arcsine of one half is thirty degrees.
- Use the arcsine to recover the angle from the ratio.
- The arcsine is defined only for values from minus one to one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCSINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARCSINE
The 7 tiles of ARCSINE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ARCSINE
1 longer words begin with ARCSINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCSINE
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Common questions about ARCSINE
- Is ARCSINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCSINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCSINE worth?
- ARCSINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCSINE mean?
- The inverse of the sine function, giving the angle whose sine is a given number.
- What letters can be added to ARCSINE?
- ARCSINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ARCSINE:
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