MEDICINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MEDICINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEDICINE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEDICINE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEDICINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEDICINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MEDICINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEDICINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEDICINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A drug or remedy taken to treat or prevent illness; also the science and practice of healing.
Medicine can be the tablet or syrup on the shelf, or the whole profession of doctors and hospitals. Careers in medicine begin with years of study. The word also appears in sayings such as a taste of your own medicine.
How MEDICINE is used
Medicine is used for both a treatment and a field of study, and takes the verb form when used rarely as medicine a patient.
- She takes her medicine with a glass of water each morning.
- He studied medicine for six years before qualifying.
- Laughter is sometimes said to be the best medicine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEDICINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEDICINE
4 longer words begin with MEDICINE.
Shorter words from the letters in MEDICINE
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Common questions about MEDICINE
- Is MEDICINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDICINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEDICINE worth?
- MEDICINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEDICINE mean?
- A drug or remedy taken to treat or prevent illness; also the science and practice of healing.
- What letters can be added to MEDICINE?
- MEDICINE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MEDICINE:
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