FICIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FICIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FICIN?
| 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 FICIN is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FICIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ficinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FICIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FICIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does FICIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A protein-digesting enzyme extracted from the milky sap of fig trees, used in food processing and laboratory research.
Ficin belongs to a family of enzymes called proteases, which break down proteins into smaller fragments, and food producers use it to tenderize meat much the way papain from papaya is used for the same purpose. Laboratories also rely on ficin to treat blood samples in certain diagnostic tests, since it can modify the surface of red blood cells in predictable ways. The enzyme takes its name directly from Ficus, the fig genus from which it is extracted.
How FICIN is used
A specialist term used in biochemistry, food science, and clinical laboratory work.
- The lab used ficin to prepare red blood cells for testing.
- Ficin extracted from fig sap can tenderize tough cuts of meat.
- Researchers studied how ficin breaks down protein chains.
- The recipe called for a ficin-based meat tenderizer.
- Ficin's activity depends heavily on temperature and acidity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FICIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FICIN
1 longer words begin with FICIN.
Words with FICIN inside
11 words contain FICIN in the middle. Words that start with FICIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FICIN
Common questions about FICIN
- Is FICIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FICIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FICIN worth?
- FICIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FICIN mean?
- A protein-digesting enzyme extracted from the milky sap of fig trees, used in food processing and laboratory research.
- What letters can be added to FICIN?
- FICIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FICIN:
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