ORCINOL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ORCINOL 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 ORCINOL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORCINOL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORCINOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orcinolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORCINOL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ORCINOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 220,563.
What does ORCINOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless crystalline compound obtained from certain lichens and used in making dyes.
Orcinol is the substance that gives lichen dyes such as archil their colour. Chemists also meet orcinol as a reagent that turns a characteristic shade in tests for sugars.
How ORCINOL is used
The word orcinol is chemical vocabulary, found in dye history and laboratory manuals.
- The dye maker extracted orcinol from the lichen.
- Crystals of orcinol dissolved readily in water.
- A solution of orcinol was added to the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORCINOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORCINOL
1 longer words begin with ORCINOL.
Shorter words from the letters in ORCINOL
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Common questions about ORCINOL
- Is ORCINOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORCINOL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORCINOL worth?
- ORCINOL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORCINOL mean?
- A colourless crystalline compound obtained from certain lichens and used in making dyes.
- What letters can be added to ORCINOL?
- ORCINOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ORCINOL:
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