FUCHSIN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FUCHSIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUCHSIN?
| 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 FUCHSIN is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUCHSIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FUCHSIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FUCHSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does FUCHSIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A deep red synthetic dye used to stain cells and tissue samples.
Chemists made fuchsin in the nineteenth century and named it for the colour of the fuchsia flower. It forms greenish crystals that dissolve to give a bright magenta solution. Laboratories use it as a biological stain, and it has also served as a mild disinfectant.
How FUCHSIN is used
Fuchsin appears in chemistry and microscopy, where it stains samples red.
- The technician added fuchsin to the slide.
- Fuchsin turned the bacteria a deep red.
- A bottle of fuchsin stood on the laboratory shelf.
- The textile chemist tested fuchsin as a dye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUCHSIN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FUCHSIN
3 longer words begin with FUCHSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in FUCHSIN
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Common questions about FUCHSIN
- Is FUCHSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUCHSIN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUCHSIN worth?
- FUCHSIN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUCHSIN mean?
- A deep red synthetic dye used to stain cells and tissue samples.
- What letters can be added to FUCHSIN?
- FUCHSIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FUCHSIN:
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