ISATIN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ISATIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISATIN?
| 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 ISATIN is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISATIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISATIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ISATIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does ISATIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
An orange-red crystalline chemical compound obtained by oxidising indigo, used in making dyes.
Isatin is a reddish-orange crystalline compound first obtained by chemically breaking down the blue dye indigo. It served historically as a starting material for synthesising other dyes and pharmaceutical compounds, and chemists still use it today to build more complex organic molecules in the laboratory. The compound also occurs naturally in small amounts in some plants and in the human body, where its biological role is still studied. Its name reflects its origin, since it was first isolated during the study of indigo-yielding plants.
How ISATIN is used
A specialist chemistry term, encountered in organic chemistry and the history of dye-making.
- Chemists first isolated isatin from oxidised indigo.
- The synthesis used isatin as a starting material.
- Isatin crystals form an orange-red solid.
- Researchers study the role of isatin in natural body chemistry.
- Dye makers once relied on isatin to build new colours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISATIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ISATIN
4 longer words begin with ISATIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ISATIN
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Common questions about ISATIN
- Is ISATIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISATIN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISATIN worth?
- ISATIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISATIN mean?
- An orange-red crystalline chemical compound obtained by oxidising indigo, used in making dyes.
- What letters can be added to ISATIN?
- ISATIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ISATIN:
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