STEARIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STEARIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEARIN?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEARIN is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEARIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEARIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STEARIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,061.
What stands out about STEARIN
- The same 7 tiles also spell 10 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STEARIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A white crystalline fat that is the main solid part of tallow and suet, an ester of glycerol and stearic acid.
Candle makers once pressed stearin out of animal fat to make harder, cleaner-burning candles. Chemists name it as one of the common fats found in nature.
How STEARIN is used
Stearin is a chemistry and manufacturing term, and the form stearine is also seen.
- The candles were made from stearin rather than plain tallow.
- Stearin is solid at room temperature.
- The chemist separated stearin from the oil.
- A little stearin makes the wax burn longer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEARIN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEARIN
The 7 tiles of STEARIN in a different order — 10 found.
Words starting with STEARIN
4 longer words begin with STEARIN.
Shorter words from the letters in STEARIN
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Common questions about STEARIN
- Is STEARIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEARIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEARIN worth?
- STEARIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEARIN mean?
- A white crystalline fat that is the main solid part of tallow and suet, an ester of glycerol and stearic acid.
- What letters can be added to STEARIN?
- STEARIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STEARIN:
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