JALAPIN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JALAPIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JALAPIN?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JALAPIN is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JALAPIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jalapinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JALAPIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JALAPIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does JALAPIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A resinous substance obtained from the root of the jalap plant, formerly used as a strong purgative.
Chemists of the nineteenth century isolated jalapin while studying why jalap root worked so forcefully on the bowels. The word survives mostly in old pharmacy texts and dictionaries of drugs.
How JALAPIN is used
The word jalapin belongs to historical chemistry and pharmacy rather than to modern medicine.
- The old formulary listed jalapin among its harsher remedies.
- He extracted jalapin from the dried root in a small flask.
- A trace of jalapin was enough to act on the patient.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JALAPIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JALAPIN
1 longer words begin with JALAPIN.
Shorter words from the letters in JALAPIN
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Common questions about JALAPIN
- Is JALAPIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JALAPIN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JALAPIN worth?
- JALAPIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JALAPIN mean?
- A resinous substance obtained from the root of the jalap plant, formerly used as a strong purgative.
- What letters can be added to JALAPIN?
- JALAPIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JALAPIN:
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