THIONINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. THIONINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THIONINE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THIONINE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THIONINE
Front hooks — 1
ethionineBack hooks — 1
thioninesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THIONINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in THIONINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THIONINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THIONINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A dark crystalline dye that turns violet in solution and is used to stain microscope specimens.
Thionine comes from a ring compound containing sulphur and nitrogen. Laboratories value it as a stain because it colours cell material clearly under the lens. Its shorter spelling thionin is the same substance.
How THIONINE is used
Appears in microscopy and dye chemistry.
- The slide was treated with thionine to make the nuclei stand out.
- A drop of thionine turned the water a deep violet.
- Old histology manuals list thionine among the standard stains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THIONINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THIONINE
1 longer words begin with THIONINE.
Shorter words from the letters in THIONINE
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Common questions about THIONINE
- Is THIONINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THIONINE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THIONINE worth?
- THIONINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THIONINE mean?
- A dark crystalline dye that turns violet in solution and is used to stain microscope specimens.
- What letters can be added to THIONINE?
- THIONINE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THIONINE:
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