EOSIN is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. EOSIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EOSIN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EOSIN is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EOSIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EOSIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EOSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,631.
What does EOSIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrymedical
A red fluorescent dye used chiefly as a stain in biological and medical laboratory work.
Eosin is a synthetic red dye best known for its role in histology, where it is paired with the blue-purple stain haematoxylin to highlight different structures inside tissue samples under a microscope. In the widely used haematoxylin and eosin stain, eosin colours the cytoplasm and connective tissue pink or red, while the nucleus takes up the contrasting darker stain. Chemists also use eosin in other dyes, inks and even some cosmetics because of its strong, stable colour. The name comes from the Greek word for dawn, chosen for the dye's rosy red colour.
How EOSIN is used
A technical term from chemistry and medical laboratory science, most familiar through the standard haematoxylin and eosin tissue stain.
- The pathologist examined the slide after staining it with eosin.
- Eosin gave the cytoplasm a distinct pink colour under the microscope.
- The lab technician prepared a fresh solution of eosin for the next batch of slides.
- Cosmetic manufacturers once used eosin to give lipstick its red tint.
- Students learned to identify tissue types using haematoxylin and eosin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EOSIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EOSIN
The 5 tiles of EOSIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EOSIN
12 longer words begin with EOSIN.
Words ending in EOSIN
1 words end in EOSIN. Useful as a back hook: play EOSIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with EOSIN inside
3 words contain EOSIN in the middle. Words that start with EOSIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EOSIN
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Common questions about EOSIN
- Is EOSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EOSIN, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EOSIN worth?
- EOSIN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EOSIN mean?
- A red fluorescent dye used chiefly as a stain in biological and medical laboratory work.
- What letters can be added to EOSIN?
- EOSIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EOSIN:
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