PRUSSIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PRUSSIC 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 PRUSSIC?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRUSSIC is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRUSSIC
No single letter turns PRUSSIC into another word.
How PRUSSIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRUSSIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does PRUSSIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to or derived from Prussian blue, used of the highly poisonous acid now called hydrocyanic acid.
The name looks back to the dye Prussian blue, from which the acid was first obtained. Today prussic mostly survives in the phrase prussic acid in old novels and chemistry texts.
How PRUSSIC is used
Almost always found in the phrase prussic acid.
- The detective suspected prussic acid in the glass.
- Early chemists made a prussic compound from the pigment.
- A prussic odour of bitter almonds hung over the lab.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRUSSIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PRUSSIC
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Common questions about PRUSSIC
- Is PRUSSIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRUSSIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRUSSIC worth?
- PRUSSIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRUSSIC mean?
- Relating to or derived from Prussian blue, used of the highly poisonous acid now called hydrocyanic acid.
- What letters can be added to PRUSSIC?
- No single letter can be added to PRUSSIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRUSSIC:
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