PENTAZOCINE is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. PENTAZOCINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENTAZOCINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENTAZOCINE is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTAZOCINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pentazocinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENTAZOCINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PENTAZOCINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENTAZOCINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENTAZOCINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A synthetic painkilling drug of the opioid family, once used for moderate to severe pain.
Pentazocine was valued as an alternative to morphine because it was thought to carry a lower risk of dependence. Doctors still treat pentazocine with caution since misuse and side effects remain possible.
How PENTAZOCINE is used
A pharmaceutical term found in medical references.
- The nurse recorded a dose of pentazocine in the chart.
- Pentazocine was given to relieve pain during labour.
- Patients reported drowsiness after taking pentazocine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENTAZOCINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENTAZOCINE
1 longer words begin with PENTAZOCINE.
Shorter words from the letters in PENTAZOCINE
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Common questions about PENTAZOCINE
- Is PENTAZOCINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENTAZOCINE, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENTAZOCINE worth?
- PENTAZOCINE is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENTAZOCINE mean?
- A synthetic painkilling drug of the opioid family, once used for moderate to severe pain.
- What letters can be added to PENTAZOCINE?
- PENTAZOCINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PENTAZOCINE:
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