STIBINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STIBINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STIBINE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STIBINE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STIBINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stibinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STIBINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STIBINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does STIBINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless, poisonous gas made of antimony and hydrogen, with the formula SbH3.
Stibine forms when antimony meets nascent hydrogen, for example when an antimony alloy reacts with acid. It is the antimony counterpart of arsine and is just as hazardous to breathe. Chemists also use stibine for organic compounds derived from it by swapping the hydrogens.
How STIBINE is used
Used in chemistry and toxicology, mostly when discussing hazardous gases.
- Stibine decomposes on heating into antimony and hydrogen.
- The laboratory warned that stibine can form when certain alloys meet acid.
- Trace stibine in the air required a sealed fume cupboard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STIBINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STIBINE
1 longer words begin with STIBINE.
Shorter words from the letters in STIBINE
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Common questions about STIBINE
- Is STIBINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STIBINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STIBINE worth?
- STIBINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STIBINE mean?
- A colourless, poisonous gas made of antimony and hydrogen, with the formula SbH3.
- What letters can be added to STIBINE?
- STIBINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STIBINE:
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