IODINE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. IODINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IODINE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IODINE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IODINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
iodinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IODINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IODINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,372.
What does IODINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A dark, nonmetallic chemical element used in medicine as an antiseptic and required by the body in small amounts for thyroid function.
Iodine forms dark crystals that give off a violet vapour when heated, a striking property that helped chemists first identify it as a distinct element in the early nineteenth century. The human body needs only tiny amounts of iodine to make thyroid hormones, and its absence causes goitre, which is why table salt is often fortified with it. A dilute solution of iodine in alcohol has long been used as a household antiseptic for cuts and wounds.
How IODINE is used
Common in everyday speech for the antiseptic and in chemistry, medicine, and nutrition for the element itself.
- The nurse dabbed iodine on the cut before bandaging it.
- Iodine deficiency remains common in some inland regions.
- The chemist heated the crystals until violet iodine vapour rose from the flask.
- Table salt fortified with iodine helped reduce goitre rates.
- Photographic plates once relied on compounds of iodine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IODINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IODINE
1 longer words begin with IODINE.
Shorter words from the letters in IODINE
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Common questions about IODINE
- Is IODINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IODINE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IODINE worth?
- IODINE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IODINE mean?
- A dark, nonmetallic chemical element used in medicine as an antiseptic and required by the body in small amounts for thyroid function.
- What letters can be added to IODINE?
- IODINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IODINE:
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