PYRONINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PYRONINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYRONINE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYRONINE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRONINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pyroninesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYRONINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PYRONINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PYRONINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PYRONINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Any of a group of red synthetic dyes used to stain tissue samples, especially to reveal RNA.
Pyronine is often paired with a green dye so that cell nuclei and cytoplasm show up in different colours. The name appears mostly in laboratory methods rather than everyday speech.
How PYRONINE is used
Appears in histology and microscopy methods.
- The slide was stained with pyronine to highlight the RNA.
- A drop of pyronine turned the cytoplasm a vivid pink.
- Technicians keep pyronine in a dark bottle on the shelf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRONINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYRONINE
1 longer words begin with PYRONINE.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRONINE
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Common questions about PYRONINE
- Is PYRONINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRONINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRONINE worth?
- PYRONINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRONINE mean?
- Any of a group of red synthetic dyes used to stain tissue samples, especially to reveal RNA.
- What letters can be added to PYRONINE?
- PYRONINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PYRONINE:
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