THIAMIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. THIAMIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THIAMIN?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THIAMIN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THIAMIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THIAMIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in THIAMIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does THIAMIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalchemistry
A vitamin of the B group found in whole grains, beans and liver, needed for healthy nerves and energy release.
A lack of thiamin leads to the disease beriberi, which once struck people living mainly on polished rice. The body cannot store much of it, so it must come from food every day. The spelling thiamin is the shorter of two common forms.
How THIAMIN is used
Used in nutrition, medicine and on food labels.
- Whole grain bread is a good source of thiamin.
- Doctors found that the patients lacked thiamin in their diet.
- The cereal is fortified with thiamin and iron.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THIAMIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THIAMIN
5 longer words begin with THIAMIN.
Shorter words from the letters in THIAMIN
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Common questions about THIAMIN
- Is THIAMIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THIAMIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THIAMIN worth?
- THIAMIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THIAMIN mean?
- A vitamin of the B group found in whole grains, beans and liver, needed for healthy nerves and energy release.
- What letters can be added to THIAMIN?
- THIAMIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of THIAMIN:
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