MUSCARINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MUSCARINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUSCARINE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSCARINE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSCARINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
muscarinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUSCARINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MUSCARINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MUSCARINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MUSCARINE
- All 9 letters of MUSCARINE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MUSCARINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A poisonous alkaloid found in some mushrooms, especially the fly agaric.
Muscarine acts on the nervous system in the same way as acetylcholine at certain receptors. It gave its name to the muscarinic receptors that scientists later studied.
How MUSCARINE is used
A chemistry and pharmacology term.
- Muscarine causes sweating and a slow heartbeat.
- The fungus contains traces of muscarine.
- Researchers used muscarine to study nerve receptors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSCARINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MUSCARINE
The 9 tiles of MUSCARINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MUSCARINE
1 longer words begin with MUSCARINE.
Shorter words from the letters in MUSCARINE
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Common questions about MUSCARINE
- Is MUSCARINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUSCARINE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUSCARINE worth?
- MUSCARINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSCARINE mean?
- A poisonous alkaloid found in some mushrooms, especially the fly agaric.
- What letters can be added to MUSCARINE?
- MUSCARINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MUSCARINE:
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