CROCEINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CROCEINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROCEINE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CROCEINE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROCEINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
croceinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CROCEINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CROCEINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CROCEINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CROCEINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistryrare
Any of several acid azo dyes that give orange or scarlet colours.
Textile chemists once used croceine to dye wool and silk in warm reds. The dye now matters mainly in the history of synthetic colours.
How CROCEINE is used
A technical term in dye chemistry.
- The wool was dyed scarlet with croceine.
- An old manual describes how to prepare croceine for silk.
- Laboratories compared the stability of each croceine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROCEINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CROCEINE
The 8 tiles of CROCEINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CROCEINE
1 longer words begin with CROCEINE.
Shorter words from the letters in CROCEINE
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Common questions about CROCEINE
- Is CROCEINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROCEINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROCEINE worth?
- CROCEINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROCEINE mean?
- Any of several acid azo dyes that give orange or scarlet colours.
- What letters can be added to CROCEINE?
- CROCEINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CROCEINE:
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