INDICAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. INDICAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDICAN?
| 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 INDICAN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDICAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDICAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in INDICAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does INDICAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A compound found in the indigo plant that serves as a source of indigo dye.
Dyers extracted indican from leaves and let it change into blue pigment. In medicine, a related indican in the urine was once measured as a sign of problems in digestion.
How INDICAN is used
Indican is used in chemistry, dyeing history, and medicine.
- The leaves of the plant are rich in indican.
- Indican breaks down to give the blue dye.
- Doctors once tested urine for indican.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDICAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INDICAN
3 longer words begin with INDICAN.
Shorter words from the letters in INDICAN
Common questions about INDICAN
- Is INDICAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDICAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDICAN worth?
- INDICAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDICAN mean?
- A compound found in the indigo plant that serves as a source of indigo dye.
- What letters can be added to INDICAN?
- INDICAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of INDICAN:
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