RESUPINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RESUPINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESUPINE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESUPINE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESUPINE
No single letter turns RESUPINE into another word.
How RESUPINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RESUPINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESUPINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RESUPINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Lying flat on the back, face upward.
Resupine describes a body or a flower turned the wrong way up. Botanists also use resupine for orchid blooms that have twisted upside down.
How RESUPINE is used
A rare, mainly literary or botanical word; a resupine pose is on the back.
- The knight lay resupine on the grass.
- A resupine figure was carved on the tomb.
- The orchid has a resupine lip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESUPINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RESUPINE
The 8 tiles of RESUPINE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in RESUPINE
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Common questions about RESUPINE
- Is RESUPINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESUPINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESUPINE worth?
- RESUPINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESUPINE mean?
- Lying flat on the back, face upward.
- What letters can be added to RESUPINE?
- No single letter can be added to RESUPINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RESUPINE:
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