ARNICA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ARNICA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARNICA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARNICA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARNICA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arnicasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARNICA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ARNICA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What stands out about ARNICA
- ARNICA begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 6 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 ARNICA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanymedical
A daisy-family plant with bright yellow flowers, or a herbal remedy made from it that is rubbed on the skin to ease bruises and sore muscles.
Arnica grows wild in cool mountain meadows across Europe and parts of North America, where its cheerful yellow blooms stand out against alpine grass. For generations people have dried the flowers and roots of arnica to make ointments and tinctures for bruised or aching skin. Modern pharmacies still stock arnica gel as a topical rub, though it is meant only for unbroken skin, since swallowing large amounts can be harmful. Gardeners sometimes grow arnica purely for its bright blossoms, without ever using it as a remedy.
How ARNICA is used
Used both as the name of the living plant and as the everyday name for the bruise ointment made from it.
- She rubbed arnica cream into her bruised knee after the fall.
- Wild arnica bloomed along the mountain trail in early summer.
- He keeps a small tube of arnica gel in his first-aid kit.
- The herbalist dried arnica flowers to make a soothing tincture.
- Arnica is a common ingredient in natural remedies for sore muscles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARNICA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARNICA
The 6 tiles of ARNICA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ARNICA
1 longer words begin with ARNICA.
Shorter words from the letters in ARNICA
Common questions about ARNICA
- Is ARNICA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARNICA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARNICA worth?
- ARNICA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARNICA mean?
- A daisy-family plant with bright yellow flowers, or a herbal remedy made from it that is rubbed on the skin to ease bruises and sore muscles.
- What letters can be added to ARNICA?
- ARNICA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ARNICA:
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