NICOTIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NICOTIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NICOTIN?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NICOTIN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NICOTIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NICOTIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NICOTIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What stands out about NICOTIN
- NICOTIN begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NICOTIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A poisonous oily alkaloid found in tobacco, which acts as a stimulant in small doses.
Nicotin is a spelling variant of the usual nicotine, seen in chemical and older texts. The substance is what makes tobacco addictive, and larger amounts are toxic.
How NICOTIN is used
Nicotin is a rarer spelling of nicotine.
- The label gave the nicotin content in milligrams.
- Heavy smokers crave the nicotin in each cigarette.
- A drop of pure nicotin can be dangerous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NICOTIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NICOTIN
9 longer words begin with NICOTIN.
Shorter words from the letters in NICOTIN
Common questions about NICOTIN
- Is NICOTIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NICOTIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NICOTIN worth?
- NICOTIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NICOTIN mean?
- A poisonous oily alkaloid found in tobacco, which acts as a stimulant in small doses.
- What letters can be added to NICOTIN?
- NICOTIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NICOTIN:
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