TACRINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TACRINE 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 TACRINE?
| 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 TACRINE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACRINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tacrinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TACRINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TACRINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,122.
What stands out about TACRINE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 6 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 TACRINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A drug once used to treat Alzheimer's disease by slowing the breakdown of acetylcholine.
Tacrine was among the first medicines approved for memory loss in Alzheimer's, working by blocking cholinesterase. Doctors later moved away from tacrine because it could harm the liver. Newer drugs with the same aim have mostly replaced it.
How TACRINE is used
A pharmacological term met in medical history and drug references.
- Tacrine was one of the earliest drugs for Alzheimer's disease.
- Patients taking tacrine needed regular liver tests.
- Safer drugs eventually replaced tacrine in clinics.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACRINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TACRINE
The 7 tiles of TACRINE in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with TACRINE
1 longer words begin with TACRINE.
Shorter words from the letters in TACRINE
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Common questions about TACRINE
- Is TACRINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACRINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACRINE worth?
- TACRINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACRINE mean?
- A drug once used to treat Alzheimer's disease by slowing the breakdown of acetylcholine.
- What letters can be added to TACRINE?
- TACRINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TACRINE:
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