TETRACAINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TETRACAINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TETRACAINE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TETRACAINE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TETRACAINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tetracainesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TETRACAINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TETRACAINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TETRACAINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TETRACAINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalchemistry
A white crystalline compound used as a local anaesthetic.
Tetracaine numbs the area it touches and is used in eye drops, spinal anaesthesia and skin gels. Its action lasts longer than that of the related drug procaine.
How TETRACAINE is used
A pharmacology term; American spelling of tetracaine is shared by both varieties.
- The nurse applied tetracaine gel before the injection.
- Tetracaine drops numbed the surface of his eye.
- A small dose of tetracaine was used for the spinal block.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TETRACAINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TETRACAINE
1 longer words begin with TETRACAINE.
Shorter words from the letters in TETRACAINE
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Common questions about TETRACAINE
- Is TETRACAINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TETRACAINE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TETRACAINE worth?
- TETRACAINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TETRACAINE mean?
- A white crystalline compound used as a local anaesthetic.
- What letters can be added to TETRACAINE?
- TETRACAINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TETRACAINE:
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