SAFRANINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SAFRANINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAFRANINE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAFRANINE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAFRANINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
safraninesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAFRANINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SAFRANINE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAFRANINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAFRANINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A red synthetic dye, used to colour textiles and to stain cells under the microscope.
Biologists reach for safranine to turn cell nuclei and plant tissue red on a slide. The dye belongs to a family of azine compounds first made from aniline.
How SAFRANINE is used
Used in chemistry, histology and textile dyeing.
- The student stained the slide with safranine.
- Safranine gave the wool a bright reddish hue.
- A drop of safranine made the cell walls visible.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAFRANINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAFRANINE
1 longer words begin with SAFRANINE.
Shorter words from the letters in SAFRANINE
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Common questions about SAFRANINE
- Is SAFRANINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAFRANINE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAFRANINE worth?
- SAFRANINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAFRANINE mean?
- A red synthetic dye, used to colour textiles and to stain cells under the microscope.
- What letters can be added to SAFRANINE?
- SAFRANINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SAFRANINE:
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