ECCRINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ECCRINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECCRINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECCRINE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECCRINE
No single letter turns ECCRINE into another word.
How ECCRINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ECCRINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 748,577.
What stands out about ECCRINE
- ECCRINE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ECCRINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalmedical
Describing glands, especially sweat glands, that release their watery secretion directly onto the surface of the skin.
Eccrine glands cover most of the human body and help cool it. They differ from apocrine glands, which open into hair follicles and are linked to scent. Biology and dermatology texts are the usual home of eccrine.
How ECCRINE is used
Used in anatomy and dermatology for the common type of sweat gland.
- Eccrine glands produce the clear sweat that cools the body.
- The palms are rich in eccrine glands.
- An eccrine tumour is a rare skin growth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECCRINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ECCRINE
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Common questions about ECCRINE
- Is ECCRINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECCRINE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECCRINE worth?
- ECCRINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECCRINE mean?
- Describing glands, especially sweat glands, that release their watery secretion directly onto the surface of the skin.
- What letters can be added to ECCRINE?
- No single letter can be added to ECCRINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ECCRINE:
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