SAFRANIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SAFRANIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAFRANIN?
| 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 SAFRANIN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAFRANIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAFRANIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAFRANIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAFRANIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAFRANIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A red synthetic dye used to stain cells and tissues for viewing under a microscope.
Safranin is a staple of the biology laboratory, where it colours cell walls and nuclei pink to red. It is the second stain in the classic Gram method, after crystal violet.
How SAFRANIN is used
Safranin is mentioned in lab manuals and microscopy guides.
- The students added safranin to the slide.
- Under safranin, the plant cell walls turn bright red.
- Gram-negative bacteria take up the safranin counterstain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAFRANIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAFRANIN
3 longer words begin with SAFRANIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SAFRANIN
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Common questions about SAFRANIN
- Is SAFRANIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAFRANIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAFRANIN worth?
- SAFRANIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAFRANIN mean?
- A red synthetic dye used to stain cells and tissues for viewing under a microscope.
- What letters can be added to SAFRANIN?
- SAFRANIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAFRANIN:
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