HEROIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HEROIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEROIN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEROIN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEROIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEROIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HEROIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What does HEROIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A powerful and highly addictive illegal drug made from morphine.
Heroin was first produced in the 1890s and sold by a German company as a cough remedy before its dangers were understood. It is now banned in most countries, and its use leads to severe dependence and a high risk of overdose. News reports, health campaigns and public-health research all discuss heroin as a major cause of addiction and related deaths.
How HEROIN is used
Neutral and factual; the standard name for this drug in news and medicine.
- The police seized a large quantity of heroin at the port.
- The clinic helps people break free from heroin.
- Heroin is made from the sap of the opium poppy.
- Overdoses of heroin rose sharply that year.
- The charity warned about heroin mixed with stronger drugs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEROIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEROIN
5 longer words begin with HEROIN.
Shorter words from the letters in HEROIN
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Common questions about HEROIN
- Is HEROIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEROIN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEROIN worth?
- HEROIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEROIN mean?
- A powerful and highly addictive illegal drug made from morphine.
- What letters can be added to HEROIN?
- HEROIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HEROIN:
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