HIRCINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HIRCINE 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 HIRCINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIRCINE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIRCINE
No single letter turns HIRCINE into another word.
How HIRCINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HIRCINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does HIRCINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Relating to or resembling a goat, especially in having a strong smell.
Writers reach for hircine when something smells rank like a billy goat or has a goatish look. It is a learned word and rarely heard in speech.
How HIRCINE is used
Literary and rare; mostly in descriptive prose about smells or appearance.
- A hircine odour hung over the stable.
- The old man had a hircine beard and a sly smile.
- The cheese had a sharp, almost hircine tang.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIRCINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HIRCINE
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Common questions about HIRCINE
- Is HIRCINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIRCINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIRCINE worth?
- HIRCINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIRCINE mean?
- Relating to or resembling a goat, especially in having a strong smell.
- What letters can be added to HIRCINE?
- No single letter can be added to HIRCINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HIRCINE:
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