CINERIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CINERIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CINERIN?
| 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 CINERIN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CINERIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cinerinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CINERIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CINERIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does CINERIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Either of two oily compounds obtained from pyrethrum and used as an insecticide.
Cinerin is one of the active substances that make pyrethrum flowers poisonous to insects. Sprays based on cinerin act quickly on pests.
How CINERIN is used
The word cinerin is a chemical term found in texts on insecticides.
- The spray owes its power to cinerin from pyrethrum.
- A chemist separated the two forms of cinerin in the extract.
- Cinerin kills many flying insects on contact.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CINERIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CINERIN
1 longer words begin with CINERIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CINERIN
Common questions about CINERIN
- Is CINERIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CINERIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CINERIN worth?
- CINERIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CINERIN mean?
- Either of two oily compounds obtained from pyrethrum and used as an insecticide.
- What letters can be added to CINERIN?
- CINERIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CINERIN:
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