SAPONIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SAPONIN 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 SAPONIN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPONIN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPONIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAPONIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAPONIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does SAPONIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A plant compound that foams like soap when shaken with water.
Soapwort roots and quinoa seed coats are rich in saponin, which is why quinoa is rinsed before cooking. Industry uses saponin in detergents and in some foam used to put out fires.
How SAPONIN is used
Saponin is a chemistry term; saponine is a rarer spelling.
- Rinse the quinoa to remove the bitter saponin.
- Saponin made the water froth when she shook the jar.
- The extract contains saponin from soapwort.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPONIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAPONIN
3 longer words begin with SAPONIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPONIN
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Common questions about SAPONIN
- Is SAPONIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPONIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPONIN worth?
- SAPONIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPONIN mean?
- A plant compound that foams like soap when shaken with water.
- What letters can be added to SAPONIN?
- SAPONIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAPONIN:
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