RICINUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RICINUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RICINUS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RICINUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RICINUS
No single letter turns RICINUS into another word.
How RICINUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RICINUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does RICINUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A genus of plants containing the castor oil plant.
Ricinus is the botanical name of the group to which the castor oil plant belongs. Its seeds yield useful oil but also a dangerous poison, so gardeners handle Ricinus with care.
How RICINUS is used
Ricinus is a scientific name met in botany and gardening books.
- The garden border held a tall Ricinus with red leaves.
- Oil from the seeds of Ricinus has many uses.
- The botanist wrote a paper on the genus Ricinus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RICINUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RICINUS
1 longer words begin with RICINUS.
Shorter words from the letters in RICINUS
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Common questions about RICINUS
- Is RICINUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RICINUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RICINUS worth?
- RICINUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RICINUS mean?
- A genus of plants containing the castor oil plant.
- What letters can be added to RICINUS?
- No single letter can be added to RICINUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RICINUS:
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