ARSENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ARSENIC 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 ARSENIC?
| 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 ARSENIC 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 ARSENIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arsenicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARSENIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ARSENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What stands out about ARSENIC
- 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 ARSENIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A brittle, steel-grey chemical element of atomic number 33 whose compounds are highly poisonous.
Arsenic has a long reputation in crime stories and in history as a poison, yet it is also used in small amounts in semiconductors and alloys. Groundwater in some regions contains it naturally, which makes testing important.
How ARSENIC is used
Arsenic is both a chemistry term and a familiar word in stories about poisoning.
- The detective suspected arsenic in the tea.
- Tests found traces of arsenic in the well water.
- Arsenic is a metalloid with the symbol As.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARSENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARSENIC
The 7 tiles of ARSENIC in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ARSENIC
3 longer words begin with ARSENIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ARSENIC
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Common questions about ARSENIC
- Is ARSENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARSENIC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARSENIC worth?
- ARSENIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARSENIC mean?
- A brittle, steel-grey chemical element of atomic number 33 whose compounds are highly poisonous.
- What letters can be added to ARSENIC?
- ARSENIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ARSENIC:
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