PORCINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PORCINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORCINE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORCINE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORCINE
No single letter turns PORCINE into another word.
How PORCINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PORCINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about PORCINE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PORCINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to pigs or having the qualities of a pig.
Writers reach for porcine when they want a more formal word than piggish, whether describing a farm animal or an unflattering face. Science texts use it neutrally, as in porcine heart valves used in surgery.
How PORCINE is used
Porcine is found in medical, farming and literary writing, sometimes with a mocking tone.
- The vet examined the porcine patient with care.
- He had small eyes and a faintly porcine face.
- Surgeons may replace a damaged valve with a porcine one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORCINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PORCINE
The 7 tiles of PORCINE in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PORCINE
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Common questions about PORCINE
- Is PORCINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORCINE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORCINE worth?
- PORCINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORCINE mean?
- Relating to pigs or having the qualities of a pig.
- What letters can be added to PORCINE?
- No single letter can be added to PORCINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PORCINE:
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