BERBERINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BERBERINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BERBERINE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BERBERINE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BERBERINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
berberinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BERBERINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BERBERINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BERBERINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BERBERINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A bitter yellow alkaloid obtained from barberry and several other plants.
Berberine has long been used as a yellow dye as well as in traditional medicine. Chemists extract it from the roots and bark of barberry and related shrubs.
How BERBERINE is used
Used in chemistry, pharmacy and herbal writing for the plant compound.
- Berberine gives the root its bright yellow colour.
- The supplement contains berberine extracted from barberry.
- Researchers tested berberine against several kinds of bacteria.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BERBERINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BERBERINE
1 longer words begin with BERBERINE.
Shorter words from the letters in BERBERINE
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Common questions about BERBERINE
- Is BERBERINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BERBERINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BERBERINE worth?
- BERBERINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BERBERINE mean?
- A bitter yellow alkaloid obtained from barberry and several other plants.
- What letters can be added to BERBERINE?
- BERBERINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BERBERINE:
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