CUMARIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CUMARIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CUMARIN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CUMARIN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CUMARIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cumarinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CUMARIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CUMARIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does CUMARIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A variant spelling of coumarin, a sweet-smelling chemical compound found in many plants.
Cumarin gives freshly cut hay and tonka beans their warm vanilla scent. It has been used in perfumes, though its use in food is now restricted. The spelling with u is older and rarer than the common one.
How CUMARIN is used
Used in chemistry and perfumery as a rare spelling.
- The scent of cumarin filled the hay barn.
- Perfumers once relied on cumarin for a vanilla note.
- Old textbooks print cumarin without the letter o.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CUMARIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CUMARIN
The 7 tiles of CUMARIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CUMARIN
1 longer words begin with CUMARIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CUMARIN
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Common questions about CUMARIN
- Is CUMARIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CUMARIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CUMARIN worth?
- CUMARIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CUMARIN mean?
- A variant spelling of coumarin, a sweet-smelling chemical compound found in many plants.
- What letters can be added to CUMARIN?
- CUMARIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CUMARIN:
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