RIFAMPIN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. RIFAMPIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIFAMPIN?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIFAMPIN is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIFAMPIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rifampinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIFAMPIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RIFAMPIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RIFAMPIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RIFAMPIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalNorth American
An antibiotic drug used mainly against tuberculosis and leprosy.
Rifampin is a first-line treatment in combination therapy for tuberculosis, and it can turn body fluids an orange-red colour. It is the American spelling of the generic name, which is rifampicin in British use.
How RIFAMPIN is used
Rifampin is used in medicine and pharmacology, chiefly in the United States.
- The patient was started on rifampin and three other drugs.
- Rifampin can turn tears and urine orange.
- Doctors checked for rifampin resistance in the culture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIFAMPIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIFAMPIN
1 longer words begin with RIFAMPIN.
Shorter words from the letters in RIFAMPIN
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Common questions about RIFAMPIN
- Is RIFAMPIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIFAMPIN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIFAMPIN worth?
- RIFAMPIN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIFAMPIN mean?
- An antibiotic drug used mainly against tuberculosis and leprosy.
- What letters can be added to RIFAMPIN?
- RIFAMPIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RIFAMPIN:
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