RICIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RICIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RICIN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RICIN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RICIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RICIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RICIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does RICIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrymedical
A highly toxic protein extracted from the seeds of the castor oil plant.
Ricin is produced from the mash left after castor oil is pressed from castor beans, and even a small amount can be fatal if it is swallowed, inhaled or injected, since it stops cells from making the proteins they need to survive. Chemists use ricin in small controlled doses as a laboratory reagent, but its toxicity has also made it notorious as a poison associated with assassinations and bioterrorism cases. Unlike a synthetic chemical weapon, ricin occurs naturally, so it requires no advanced facility to produce, only skill in extracting and purifying it from ordinary castor beans. Modern toxicology and criminal investigations continue to treat ricin as a textbook example of a plant-derived poison.
How RICIN is used
Technical and medical usage, and widely known through news coverage of poisoning cases.
- Investigators found traces of ricin in the sealed envelope.
- Even a tiny amount of ricin can be fatal.
- The castor bean is the natural source of ricin.
- Laboratories store ricin under strict security because of its toxicity.
- Symptoms of ricin poisoning can take hours to appear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RICIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RICIN
5 longer words begin with RICIN.
Words ending in RICIN
4 words end in RICIN. Useful as a back hook: play RICIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with RICIN inside
19 words contain RICIN in the middle. Words that start with RICIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RICIN
Common questions about RICIN
- Is RICIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RICIN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RICIN worth?
- RICIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RICIN mean?
- A highly toxic protein extracted from the seeds of the castor oil plant.
- What letters can be added to RICIN?
- RICIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RICIN:
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