SOLANINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SOLANINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOLANINE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOLANINE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOLANINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
solaninesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOLANINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SOLANINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOLANINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOLANINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A poisonous alkaloid found in plants of the nightshade family, including green potatoes and their sprouts.
Solanine is the reason cooks cut away green patches and sprouts from potatoes. The compound builds up when tubers are exposed to light or stored badly, and it tastes bitter when the level is high.
How SOLANINE is used
Used in food safety, botany and chemistry when discussing toxic nightshade plants.
- Green skin on a potato signals extra solanine.
- Too much solanine can upset the stomach.
- The lab measured solanine in tubers stored under bright light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOLANINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOLANINE
1 longer words begin with SOLANINE.
Shorter words from the letters in SOLANINE
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Common questions about SOLANINE
- Is SOLANINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOLANINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOLANINE worth?
- SOLANINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOLANINE mean?
- A poisonous alkaloid found in plants of the nightshade family, including green potatoes and their sprouts.
- What letters can be added to SOLANINE?
- SOLANINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SOLANINE:
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