DESTAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DESTAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESTAIN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESTAIN is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESTAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
destainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESTAIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DESTAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,591.
What stands out about DESTAIN
- The same 7 tiles also spell 6 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 DESTAIN mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To remove stain from something, especially from a laboratory specimen after it was stained.
In a laboratory, destain is a controlled step that lifts excess dye so structures stand out. The same step is used on gels after proteins have been stained.
How DESTAIN is used
Lab vocabulary; destain takes a specimen or gel as object.
- Technicians destain the gel in a mild solution.
- You must destain the slide before photographing it.
- It took an hour to destain the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESTAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESTAIN
The 7 tiles of DESTAIN in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with DESTAIN
3 longer words begin with DESTAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in DESTAIN
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Common questions about DESTAIN
- Is DESTAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESTAIN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESTAIN worth?
- DESTAIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESTAIN mean?
- To remove stain from something, especially from a laboratory specimen after it was stained.
- What letters can be added to DESTAIN?
- DESTAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DESTAIN:
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