PSITTACINE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PSITTACINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSITTACINE?
| 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 PSITTACINE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSITTACINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
psittacinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PSITTACINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PSITTACINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PSITTACINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PSITTACINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Of or resembling parrots and the birds closely related to them.
Bird scientists use psittacine for the whole parrot order, from macaws to budgerigars. Outside science it can describe a hooked beak or a bright green and red colour scheme. The noun sense, a parrot itself, is also found.
How PSITTACINE is used
Psittacine turns up in ornithology and in formal or playful descriptions of parrot-like traits.
- The vet specialises in psittacine diseases.
- Its psittacine beak was strong enough to crack a Brazil nut.
- A psittacine chatter filled the aviary at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSITTACINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PSITTACINE
The 10 tiles of PSITTACINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PSITTACINE
1 longer words begin with PSITTACINE.
Shorter words from the letters in PSITTACINE
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Common questions about PSITTACINE
- Is PSITTACINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSITTACINE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSITTACINE worth?
- PSITTACINE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSITTACINE mean?
- Of or resembling parrots and the birds closely related to them.
- What letters can be added to PSITTACINE?
- PSITTACINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PSITTACINE:
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