ERRHINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ERRHINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERRHINE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERRHINE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERRHINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
errhinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERRHINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ERRHINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 149,715.
What stands out about ERRHINE
- ERRHINE 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 ERRHINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalarchaic
A medicine that is sniffed to provoke sneezing and discharge from the nose.
Older physicians prescribed an errhine to clear the head or relieve congestion, usually as a powder taken like snuff. The word survives mainly in historical writing about medicine.
How ERRHINE is used
The word errhine is an old medical term; as an adjective it means causing nasal discharge.
- The doctor recommended an errhine for the blocked head.
- An errhine powder made the patient sneeze at once.
- Old pharmacy books list each errhine with its dose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERRHINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ERRHINE
1 longer words begin with ERRHINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ERRHINE
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Common questions about ERRHINE
- Is ERRHINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERRHINE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERRHINE worth?
- ERRHINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERRHINE mean?
- A medicine that is sniffed to provoke sneezing and discharge from the nose.
- What letters can be added to ERRHINE?
- ERRHINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ERRHINE:
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