EMETIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. EMETIN 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 EMETIN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMETIN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMETIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMETIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMETIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What does EMETIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalchemistryhistorical
An alkaloid drug obtained from the ipecac plant, used to induce vomiting and to treat certain parasitic infections.
Emetin, more often spelled emetine, is extracted from the root of the ipecacuanha plant and was once a standard treatment for amoebic dysentery as well as a means of inducing vomiting after poisoning. Its name comes from the same Greek root as emesis, reflecting its long history as an agent that causes vomiting. Because of its toxicity to the heart in larger doses, emetin has been replaced in most modern medicine by safer drugs, though it is still discussed in the history of pharmacology and tropical medicine. The spelling emetin appears mainly in older or more technical texts, while emetine is now the more common form.
How EMETIN is used
Technical and largely historical in medicine; rarely used outside pharmacology and the history of medicine.
- Nineteenth-century physicians prescribed emetin for stubborn dysentery.
- The pharmacology text listed emetin among the older amoebicidal drugs.
- Doctors warned that emetin could damage the heart at high doses.
- The ipecac root yields the alkaloid known as emetin.
- Modern treatments have largely replaced emetin in clinical practice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMETIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMETIN
3 longer words begin with EMETIN.
Shorter words from the letters in EMETIN
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Common questions about EMETIN
- Is EMETIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMETIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMETIN worth?
- EMETIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMETIN mean?
- An alkaloid drug obtained from the ipecac plant, used to induce vomiting and to treat certain parasitic infections.
- What letters can be added to EMETIN?
- EMETIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMETIN:
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