IPECAC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IPECAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IPECAC?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IPECAC is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IPECAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ipecacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IPECAC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IPECAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 613,196.
What does IPECAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A drug made from the root of a South American shrub, used to make a person vomit.
Ipecac is the short form of ipecacuanha, a plant whose dried root was long used as a medicine. In small doses it helps bring up phlegm, and in larger doses it causes vomiting, which is why a syrup of ipecac once sat in many family medicine cabinets as an emergency remedy for poisoning. Medical advice has since turned against that use, so the word now appears more in history and older stories than in current first aid.
How IPECAC is used
Medical; the syrup is now rarely recommended for accidental poisoning.
- The old doctor kept a bottle of ipecac in his bag.
- A dose of ipecac was once the standard answer to swallowed poison.
- The nurse explained why ipecac is no longer advised at home.
- Ipecac comes from the root of a shrub in the rainforests of Brazil.
- She found a dusty bottle of ipecac at the back of the cupboard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IPECAC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IPECAC
The 6 tiles of IPECAC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IPECAC
3 longer words begin with IPECAC.
Shorter words from the letters in IPECAC
Common questions about IPECAC
- Is IPECAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IPECAC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IPECAC worth?
- IPECAC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IPECAC mean?
- A drug made from the root of a South American shrub, used to make a person vomit.
- What letters can be added to IPECAC?
- IPECAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IPECAC:
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