TINCTURE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TINCTURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TINCTURE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TINCTURE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINCTURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TINCTURE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TINCTURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TINCTURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TINCTURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A medicine or extract made by dissolving a substance in alcohol; also a slight trace or tinge.
Pharmacists made a tincture of iodine or herbs by soaking the material in spirit. Figuratively a tincture of something is a faint touch of it, such as a tincture of regret, and in heraldry the word names a colour.
How TINCTURE is used
Tincture is used for herbal and medical preparations and, figuratively, for a slight trace.
- She put a tincture of arnica on the bruise.
- There was a tincture of sadness in his smile.
- The herbalist sold a tincture made from ginger root.
- The tincture was kept in a dark glass bottle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINCTURE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TINCTURE
The 8 tiles of TINCTURE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TINCTURE
2 longer words begin with TINCTURE.
Shorter words from the letters in TINCTURE
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Common questions about TINCTURE
- Is TINCTURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINCTURE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINCTURE worth?
- TINCTURE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINCTURE mean?
- A medicine or extract made by dissolving a substance in alcohol; also a slight trace or tinge.
- What letters can be added to TINCTURE?
- TINCTURE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TINCTURE:
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