PHOCINE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PHOCINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOCINE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOCINE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOCINE
No single letter turns PHOCINE into another word.
How PHOCINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PHOCINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does PHOCINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Relating to or resembling seals.
Zoologists use phocine for the true seals, as in the phocine distemper virus that struck colonies in northern seas. Beyond science, writers may use it for a sleek, rounded, whiskered look.
How PHOCINE is used
Scientific or literary; rare in everyday speech.
- The phocine population recovered slowly after the outbreak.
- He had a round, phocine face and a drooping moustache.
- Researchers tracked phocine movements along the coast.
- A phocine head broke the surface of the bay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOCINE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PHOCINE
The 7 tiles of PHOCINE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOCINE
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Common questions about PHOCINE
- Is PHOCINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOCINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOCINE worth?
- PHOCINE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOCINE mean?
- Relating to or resembling seals.
- What letters can be added to PHOCINE?
- No single letter can be added to PHOCINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PHOCINE:
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