CONIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CONIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONIN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONIN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CONIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,855.
What does CONIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A liquid, highly poisonous alkaloid found in hemlock, also known as coniine.
Conin is an older spelling of coniine, the compound that gives poison hemlock its deadly toxicity by attacking the nervous system and stopping breathing in high doses. Chemists first isolated the substance in the nineteenth century, and it became historically notable as the poison believed to have killed Socrates. The word survives mainly in older chemistry texts and word lists, with coniine now the more common modern spelling.
How CONIN is used
Uncountable noun, used mainly in older or technical chemistry writing.
- The textbook listed conin among the hemlock alkaloids.
- Conin proved fatal even in small doses.
- Chemists studied conin's effect on the nervous system.
- The plant's roots contained a high concentration of conin.
- Historical accounts link conin to the death of Socrates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONIN
4 longer words begin with CONIN.
Words ending in CONIN
1 words end in CONIN. Useful as a back hook: play CONIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with CONIN inside
7 words contain CONIN in the middle. Words that start with CONIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CONIN
Common questions about CONIN
- Is CONIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONIN worth?
- CONIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONIN mean?
- A liquid, highly poisonous alkaloid found in hemlock, also known as coniine.
- What letters can be added to CONIN?
- CONIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CONIN:
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