PILOCARPINE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PILOCARPINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PILOCARPINE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILOCARPINE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILOCARPINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pilocarpinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PILOCARPINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PILOCARPINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PILOCARPINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PILOCARPINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalchemistry
A drug obtained from the leaves of a South American shrub, used to narrow the pupil and treat glaucoma and dry mouth.
Pilocarpine drops lower pressure in the eye, which protects the optic nerve. In tablet form, it stimulates saliva and helps patients with a very dry mouth. The alkaloid comes from jaborandi plants.
How PILOCARPINE is used
Pilocarpine is a pharmacology term appearing in prescriptions, eye care and clinical notes.
- The doctor prescribed pilocarpine eye drops for glaucoma.
- Pilocarpine increases the flow of saliva.
- Patients using pilocarpine may notice blurred vision at first.
- The alkaloid pilocarpine was first extracted from jaborandi leaves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILOCARPINE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PILOCARPINE
1 longer words begin with PILOCARPINE.
Shorter words from the letters in PILOCARPINE
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Common questions about PILOCARPINE
- Is PILOCARPINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILOCARPINE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILOCARPINE worth?
- PILOCARPINE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILOCARPINE mean?
- A drug obtained from the leaves of a South American shrub, used to narrow the pupil and treat glaucoma and dry mouth.
- What letters can be added to PILOCARPINE?
- PILOCARPINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PILOCARPINE:
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