ORCEIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ORCEIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORCEIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORCEIN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORCEIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orceinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORCEIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ORCEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What stands out about ORCEIN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 ORCEIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A reddish-brown to purple dye extracted from certain lichens, traditionally used as a coloring agent and, in diluted form, as a stain in microscopy.
Orcein comes from treating lichen extracts with ammonia over weeks, a slow process that once supported a whole dyeing industry making the purple and red cloth called cudbear and archil. Chemists still use a purified form of orcein in laboratories today, applying it as a stain that highlights elastic fibers in tissue samples under a microscope. The dye is closely related to litmus, another lichen-derived compound used for testing acidity.
How ORCEIN is used
A specialist term met in the history of dyeing and in laboratory and microscopy contexts today.
- The lab technician stained the tissue sample with orcein to reveal elastic fibers.
- Historic weavers prized cloth dyed with orcein for its deep reddish-purple hue.
- Producing orcein from lichen once took skilled dyers several weeks.
- A drop of orcein solution was enough to color the slide for viewing.
- The museum display explained how orcein and litmus both come from lichen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORCEIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORCEIN
The 6 tiles of ORCEIN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ORCEIN
1 longer words begin with ORCEIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ORCEIN
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Common questions about ORCEIN
- Is ORCEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORCEIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORCEIN worth?
- ORCEIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORCEIN mean?
- A reddish-brown to purple dye extracted from certain lichens, traditionally used as a coloring agent and, in diluted form, as a stain in microscopy.
- What letters can be added to ORCEIN?
- ORCEIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ORCEIN:
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