PEMOLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PEMOLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEMOLINE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEMOLINE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEMOLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pemolinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEMOLINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PEMOLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEMOLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEMOLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A mild synthetic stimulant of the central nervous system once used to treat fatigue and attention problems.
Doctors prescribed pemoline in the past for hyperactive children and for tiredness. It was later withdrawn in many places over concerns about the liver. Today it is largely a matter of medical history.
How PEMOLINE is used
A pharmacology term for a drug that is no longer widely used.
- The clinic once prescribed pemoline for attention disorders.
- Pemoline was taken off the market because of liver risks.
- A journal article compared pemoline with other stimulants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEMOLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEMOLINE
1 longer words begin with PEMOLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEMOLINE
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Common questions about PEMOLINE
- Is PEMOLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEMOLINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEMOLINE worth?
- PEMOLINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEMOLINE mean?
- A mild synthetic stimulant of the central nervous system once used to treat fatigue and attention problems.
- What letters can be added to PEMOLINE?
- PEMOLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PEMOLINE:
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