DETOXICANT is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. DETOXICANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DETOXICANT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DETOXICANT is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETOXICANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
detoxicantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DETOXICANT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DETOXICANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DETOXICANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DETOXICANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A substance that neutralises or clears poison from the body.
A detoxicant works by binding to a toxin or helping the body excrete it. The term is rarer than antidote and is found in toxicology texts and older medical writing.
How DETOXICANT is used
Detoxicant is a technical word, sometimes used loosely in health marketing.
- The doctor administered a detoxicant after the exposure.
- Charcoal is sometimes used as a detoxicant.
- No single detoxicant works against every poison.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DETOXICANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DETOXICANT
1 longer words begin with DETOXICANT.
Shorter words from the letters in DETOXICANT
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Common questions about DETOXICANT
- Is DETOXICANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DETOXICANT, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DETOXICANT worth?
- DETOXICANT is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DETOXICANT mean?
- A substance that neutralises or clears poison from the body.
- What letters can be added to DETOXICANT?
- DETOXICANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DETOXICANT:
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