HYOSCINE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HYOSCINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYOSCINE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYOSCINE is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYOSCINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hyoscinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYOSCINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HYOSCINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYOSCINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYOSCINE
- All 8 letters of HYOSCINE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYOSCINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A poisonous plant alkaloid used in medicine to prevent travel sickness and to calm or sedate.
Hyoscine is found in nightshade-family plants such as henbane. In small doses it is a common remedy for motion sickness, patches and tablets being widely sold.
How HYOSCINE is used
Mainly British medical term; the same substance is called scopolamine in the United States.
- She wore a hyoscine patch behind her ear for the crossing.
- Hyoscine is extracted from plants related to henbane.
- The doctor prescribed hyoscine for travel sickness.
- An overdose of hyoscine can be dangerous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYOSCINE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYOSCINE
1 longer words begin with HYOSCINE.
Shorter words from the letters in HYOSCINE
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Common questions about HYOSCINE
- Is HYOSCINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYOSCINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYOSCINE worth?
- HYOSCINE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYOSCINE mean?
- A poisonous plant alkaloid used in medicine to prevent travel sickness and to calm or sedate.
- What letters can be added to HYOSCINE?
- HYOSCINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HYOSCINE:
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