NARINE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NARINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NARINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NARINE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARINE
No single letter turns NARINE into another word.
How NARINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NARINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,627.
What stands out about NARINE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NARINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Of or relating to the nostrils; equivalent to narial.
Narine is built from the same root as narial, nares meaning nostrils, but it uses a different adjective ending. The two words are used interchangeably in older zoological and anatomical writing, though narial appears more often in modern texts. Both describe features connected with the nostril openings, most often in descriptions of animal skulls. Narine is the less common of the pair and turns up mainly in older reference works.
How NARINE is used
Rare technical term, a less common synonym of narial used in older anatomical writing.
- The old text used narine where a modern writer would say narial.
- The narine opening was described in the same passage.
- A narine ridge marks the edge of the bone.
- The professor explained that narine and narial mean the same thing.
- The narine structure varies little between the two species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NARINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NARINE
The 6 tiles of NARINE in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in NARINE
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Common questions about NARINE
- Is NARINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NARINE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NARINE worth?
- NARINE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NARINE mean?
- Of or relating to the nostrils; equivalent to narial.
- What letters can be added to NARINE?
- No single letter can be added to NARINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NARINE:
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