EMODIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EMODIN 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 EMODIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMODIN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMODIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
emodinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMODIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMODIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about EMODIN
- The same 6 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 EMODIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An orange crystalline compound found in rhubarb root, buckthorn bark and some other plants, which acts as a strong laxative.
Chemically, emodin belongs to the anthraquinones, the same family as many natural plant dyes and purgatives. It is the reason that rhubarb root and cascara bark were used for centuries as medicines for the bowels. The name comes from Rheum emodi, a Himalayan species of rhubarb.
How EMODIN is used
Technical; met in chemistry, pharmacology and the study of herbal medicine.
- The lab extracted emodin from dried rhubarb root.
- Emodin gives the powder its orange tint.
- A paper reported the effect of emodin on cultured cells.
- Cascara bark owes much of its action to emodin.
- The student drew the structure of emodin on the board.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMODIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EMODIN
The 6 tiles of EMODIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with EMODIN
1 longer words begin with EMODIN.
Shorter words from the letters in EMODIN
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Common questions about EMODIN
- Is EMODIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMODIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMODIN worth?
- EMODIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMODIN mean?
- An orange crystalline compound found in rhubarb root, buckthorn bark and some other plants, which acts as a strong laxative.
- What letters can be added to EMODIN?
- EMODIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMODIN:
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