CROCEIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CROCEIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROCEIN?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CROCEIN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROCEIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CROCEIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CROCEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What stands out about CROCEIN
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CROCEIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Any of several red or orange synthetic acid dyes of the azo group.
Chemists once used crocein for dyeing wool and silk in bright scarlet and orange. The term covers a family of dyes rather than one single compound. It is now mostly a historical or technical word.
How CROCEIN is used
Found in chemistry and textile history texts.
- The textile mill bought crocein to colour its wool.
- A bright crocein stain turned the paper orange.
- The old recipe called for a pinch of crocein.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROCEIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CROCEIN
The 7 tiles of CROCEIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CROCEIN
3 longer words begin with CROCEIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CROCEIN
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Common questions about CROCEIN
- Is CROCEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROCEIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROCEIN worth?
- CROCEIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROCEIN mean?
- Any of several red or orange synthetic acid dyes of the azo group.
- What letters can be added to CROCEIN?
- CROCEIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CROCEIN:
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