ERYTHROSIN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ERYTHROSIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERYTHROSIN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERYTHROSIN is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERYTHROSIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERYTHROSIN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ERYTHROSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ERYTHROSIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ERYTHROSIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A red dye made from fluorescein by treating it with iodine, used for colouring and staining.
Laboratories keep erythrosin on the shelf as a stain, and manufacturers have used it to give pink and red shades. The same family of dyes also had a role in marking dental plaque.
How ERYTHROSIN is used
The word erythrosin is found in chemistry, biology and dye-making texts.
- A drop of erythrosin turned the slide a vivid pink.
- The colour of the sweets came from erythrosin.
- Technicians stained the sample with erythrosin before looking at it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERYTHROSIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ERYTHROSIN
3 longer words begin with ERYTHROSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ERYTHROSIN
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Common questions about ERYTHROSIN
- Is ERYTHROSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERYTHROSIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERYTHROSIN worth?
- ERYTHROSIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERYTHROSIN mean?
- A red dye made from fluorescein by treating it with iodine, used for colouring and staining.
- What letters can be added to ERYTHROSIN?
- ERYTHROSIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ERYTHROSIN:
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