ELATERIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ELATERIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELATERIN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELATERIN is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELATERIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
elaterinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELATERIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ELATERIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELATERIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ELATERIN
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 ELATERIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A bitter white crystalline poison taken from the squirting cucumber and once used as a strong purgative.
Elaterin is the active part of elaterium, the dried juice of a Mediterranean plant. Doctors of the past gave it in tiny doses, but its harshness has long since ended that use.
How ELATERIN is used
Found in old pharmacology texts and chemistry reference works.
- The chemist isolated elaterin from the fruit juice.
- A small dose of elaterin could cause violent purging.
- Old pharmacy books list elaterin among harsh drugs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELATERIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ELATERIN
The 8 tiles of ELATERIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ELATERIN
1 longer words begin with ELATERIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ELATERIN
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Common questions about ELATERIN
- Is ELATERIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELATERIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELATERIN worth?
- ELATERIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELATERIN mean?
- A bitter white crystalline poison taken from the squirting cucumber and once used as a strong purgative.
- What letters can be added to ELATERIN?
- ELATERIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ELATERIN:
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