LAETRILE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LAETRILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAETRILE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAETRILE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAETRILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
laetrilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAETRILE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAETRILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAETRILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAETRILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
trademark
A substance made from apricot pits and similar seeds that was promoted as a cancer treatment without any proven benefit.
Laetrile became a famous example of an alternative remedy that patients sought out in the 1970s despite warnings from doctors. Studies found no evidence that it cured anything, and its link to cyanide made it dangerous in larger amounts.
How LAETRILE is used
Laetrile appears mostly in medical history and in discussions of unproven treatments.
- Some patients travelled abroad to obtain laetrile.
- Clinical trials showed that laetrile did not shrink tumours.
- The article explained why laetrile can be toxic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAETRILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAETRILE
1 longer words begin with LAETRILE.
Shorter words from the letters in LAETRILE
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Common questions about LAETRILE
- Is LAETRILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAETRILE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAETRILE worth?
- LAETRILE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAETRILE mean?
- A substance made from apricot pits and similar seeds that was promoted as a cancer treatment without any proven benefit.
- What letters can be added to LAETRILE?
- LAETRILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAETRILE:
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