STRYCHNINE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. STRYCHNINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRYCHNINE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRYCHNINE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRYCHNINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRYCHNINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in STRYCHNINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRYCHNINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STRYCHNINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A bitter, highly poisonous alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the nux vomica tree, once used in small doses as a stimulant.
Strychnine causes violent muscle spasms and can kill, which made it a classic poison in detective stories. It was also used in pest control, but safer substances have long replaced it.
How STRYCHNINE is used
Used in chemistry, toxicology and crime fiction.
- The victim was found to have strychnine in his tea.
- Strychnine comes from the seeds of a tropical tree.
- Old tonics sometimes held a trace of strychnine.
- The detective suspected strychnine from the symptoms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRYCHNINE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STRYCHNINE
2 longer words begin with STRYCHNINE.
Shorter words from the letters in STRYCHNINE
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Common questions about STRYCHNINE
- Is STRYCHNINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRYCHNINE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRYCHNINE worth?
- STRYCHNINE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRYCHNINE mean?
- A bitter, highly poisonous alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the nux vomica tree, once used in small doses as a stimulant.
- What letters can be added to STRYCHNINE?
- STRYCHNINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of STRYCHNINE:
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