MUSCARINIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MUSCARINIC 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 MUSCARINIC?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSCARINIC is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSCARINIC
No single letter turns MUSCARINIC into another word.
How MUSCARINIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MUSCARINIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MUSCARINIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MUSCARINIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to muscarine, or to the nerve receptors that respond to it.
Muscarine is a toxin first found in certain mushrooms, and muscarinic receptors are named after it. Pharmacology texts contrast muscarinic receptors with nicotinic ones, since drugs often affect one type but not the other.
How MUSCARINIC is used
Used in medicine and pharmacology, as in muscarinic receptors or muscarinic effects.
- Atropine blocks muscarinic receptors in the body.
- The drug has a muscarinic action that slows the heart.
- Students must learn to tell muscarinic from nicotinic receptors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSCARINIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MUSCARINIC
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Common questions about MUSCARINIC
- Is MUSCARINIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUSCARINIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUSCARINIC worth?
- MUSCARINIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSCARINIC mean?
- Relating to muscarine, or to the nerve receptors that respond to it.
- What letters can be added to MUSCARINIC?
- No single letter can be added to MUSCARINIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MUSCARINIC:
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