ETAMINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ETAMINE 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 ETAMINE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETAMINE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETAMINE
Front hooks — 1
ketamineBack hooks — 1
etaminesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ETAMINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ETAMINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,588.
What stands out about ETAMINE
- ETAMINE 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 ETAMINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A lightweight, loosely woven cotton or worsted cloth with an open mesh.
Etamine borrows its name from French and was a favourite for curtains and summer dresses because it lets air through. Its open texture also made it a handy straining cloth in kitchens.
How ETAMINE is used
Etamine is mostly found in textile history and older dressmaking descriptions.
- She chose pale etamine for the kitchen curtains.
- The summer gown was cut from sheer grey etamine.
- A scrap of etamine served as a strainer for the jelly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETAMINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ETAMINE
The 7 tiles of ETAMINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ETAMINE
1 longer words begin with ETAMINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ETAMINE
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Common questions about ETAMINE
- Is ETAMINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETAMINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETAMINE worth?
- ETAMINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETAMINE mean?
- A lightweight, loosely woven cotton or worsted cloth with an open mesh.
- What letters can be added to ETAMINE?
- ETAMINE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ETAMINE:
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