RESORCIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RESORCIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESORCIN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESORCIN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESORCIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
resorcinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESORCIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RESORCIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESORCIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RESORCIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless crystalline compound of the phenol family, used in dyes and medicines.
Chemists make resorcin from resins or by synthesis, and it feeds the production of fluorescein and eosin dyes. Skin ointments once contained resorcin too.
How RESORCIN is used
Technical term; resorcin is also written resorcinol in modern chemistry books.
- The lab weighed a sample of resorcin.
- Resorcin dissolves easily in warm water.
- Old ointments listed resorcin as an ingredient.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESORCIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RESORCIN
4 longer words begin with RESORCIN.
Shorter words from the letters in RESORCIN
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Common questions about RESORCIN
- Is RESORCIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESORCIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESORCIN worth?
- RESORCIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESORCIN mean?
- A colourless crystalline compound of the phenol family, used in dyes and medicines.
- What letters can be added to RESORCIN?
- RESORCIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RESORCIN:
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