DORMIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DORMIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DORMIN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DORMIN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DORMIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dorminsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DORMIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DORMIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does DORMIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant hormone that slows growth and helps buds and seeds stay dormant, now usually called abscisic acid.
The name was coined in the 1960s by researchers who found a substance in buds that seemed to hold them in rest through winter. Later work showed that dormin was the same compound that another group had isolated from falling leaves and fruits, and the two labels were merged under abscisic acid. The word dormin therefore survives mainly in older papers and in word lists.
How DORMIN is used
Dated botanical term; current texts prefer abscisic acid.
- The early paper reported dormin in the buds of sycamore.
- Researchers once believed dormin alone controlled winter rest.
- A rise in dormin helps seeds wait for better conditions.
- The textbook lists dormin as an old name for the compound.
- Extracts of dormin were tested on young oat shoots.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DORMIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DORMIN
The 6 tiles of DORMIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DORMIN
1 longer words begin with DORMIN.
Shorter words from the letters in DORMIN
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Common questions about DORMIN
- Is DORMIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DORMIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DORMIN worth?
- DORMIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DORMIN mean?
- A plant hormone that slows growth and helps buds and seeds stay dormant, now usually called abscisic acid.
- What letters can be added to DORMIN?
- DORMIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DORMIN:
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