FLAVINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FLAVINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAVINE?
| 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 FLAVINE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAVINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flavinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAVINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FLAVINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does FLAVINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A yellow crystalline dye, also used in the name of an antiseptic made from it.
Flavine appears mainly in older chemistry and medical writing, where it names a yellow compound. Related antiseptic preparations were used on wounds in the early twentieth century.
How FLAVINE is used
Technical; chiefly seen in older chemical or medical texts.
- The chemist dissolved a little flavine in water to make a yellow solution.
- A flavine dressing was applied to the wound.
- The textbook lists flavine among the yellow dyes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAVINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAVINE
1 longer words begin with FLAVINE.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAVINE
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Common questions about FLAVINE
- Is FLAVINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAVINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAVINE worth?
- FLAVINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAVINE mean?
- A yellow crystalline dye, also used in the name of an antiseptic made from it.
- What letters can be added to FLAVINE?
- FLAVINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FLAVINE:
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