EXINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EXINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXINE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXINE is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXINE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EXINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,124.
What stands out about EXINE
- EXINE 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 EXINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The tough outer wall of a pollen grain or spore, resistant to decay and often preserved in fossil form.
The exine forms the durable outer layer of a plant spore or pollen grain, protecting the more fragile inner layer beneath it. Its resistance to decay means the exine often survives long after the rest of the plant has broken down, allowing scientists to identify ancient pollen in sediment layers. Botanists study the surface pattern of the exine, since its texture and shape can help distinguish one plant species from another. Because of this durability, exine plays a key role in the study of fossil pollen and past vegetation.
How EXINE is used
A specialist botanical term used in plant science and the study of fossil pollen.
- Under the microscope, the exine showed a distinct spiny pattern.
- Scientists identified the ancient plant from fragments of its exine.
- The exine protects the pollen grain from drying out.
- Different species can be told apart by the sculpture of the exine.
- Fossil pollen studies rely heavily on the durability of the exine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXINE
1 longer words begin with EXINE.
Words ending in EXINE
4 words end in EXINE. Useful as a back hook: play EXINE onto a word already on the board.
Words with EXINE inside
8 words contain EXINE in the middle. Words that start with EXINE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EXINE
Common questions about EXINE
- Is EXINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXINE worth?
- EXINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXINE mean?
- The tough outer wall of a pollen grain or spore, resistant to decay and often preserved in fossil form.
- What letters can be added to EXINE?
- EXINE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EXINE:
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