COLISTIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COLISTIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLISTIN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLISTIN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLISTIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
colistinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLISTIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COLISTIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLISTIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLISTIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An antibiotic of the polymyxin type used against certain stubborn bacterial infections.
Doctors keep colistin in reserve because it can be harsh on the kidneys. It is often a last-resort drug when other antibiotics fail.
How COLISTIN is used
Used in medical and pharmacy writing about drug-resistant infections.
- The hospital turned to colistin after the other drugs failed.
- Colistin is given under close watch because of its side effects.
- A dose of colistin was prepared for the ward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLISTIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLISTIN
1 longer words begin with COLISTIN.
Shorter words from the letters in COLISTIN
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Common questions about COLISTIN
- Is COLISTIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLISTIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLISTIN worth?
- COLISTIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLISTIN mean?
- An antibiotic of the polymyxin type used against certain stubborn bacterial infections.
- What letters can be added to COLISTIN?
- COLISTIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COLISTIN:
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