CISPLATIN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CISPLATIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CISPLATIN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CISPLATIN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CISPLATIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cisplatinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CISPLATIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CISPLATIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CISPLATIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CISPLATIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A platinum-based drug used in chemotherapy to treat cancers such as those of the testicles and ovaries.
Cisplatin works by damaging the DNA of fast-growing tumour cells so that they cannot divide. It can cause strong side effects such as nausea and kidney problems.
How CISPLATIN is used
The word cisplatin is a drug name used in oncology.
- The patient received cisplatin every three weeks.
- Cisplatin changed survival rates for testicular cancer.
- Doctors monitor kidney function during cisplatin treatment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CISPLATIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CISPLATIN
1 longer words begin with CISPLATIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CISPLATIN
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Common questions about CISPLATIN
- Is CISPLATIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CISPLATIN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CISPLATIN worth?
- CISPLATIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CISPLATIN mean?
- A platinum-based drug used in chemotherapy to treat cancers such as those of the testicles and ovaries.
- What letters can be added to CISPLATIN?
- CISPLATIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CISPLATIN:
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