STEARINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. STEARINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STEARINE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STEARINE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STEARINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stearinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STEARINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STEARINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STEARINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STEARINE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 4 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 STEARINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The solid, white part of a fat, used especially in making candles.
Stearine is the hard fraction pressed out of animal or plant fats. Candle makers once valued stearine because it burns cleaner than plain tallow.
How STEARINE is used
Chemistry and candle making, often in the form stearin.
- The candles were moulded from pure stearine.
- Stearine hardens as the fat cools.
- A little stearine gave the wax a firm finish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STEARINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STEARINE
The 8 tiles of STEARINE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with STEARINE
1 longer words begin with STEARINE.
Shorter words from the letters in STEARINE
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Common questions about STEARINE
- Is STEARINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STEARINE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STEARINE worth?
- STEARINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STEARINE mean?
- The solid, white part of a fat, used especially in making candles.
- What letters can be added to STEARINE?
- STEARINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STEARINE:
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