URTICANT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. URTICANT 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 URTICANT?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful URTICANT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URTICANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
urticantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How URTICANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in URTICANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so URTICANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does URTICANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A substance or agent that causes stinging or itching of the skin.
Nettle hairs, certain caterpillars and some jellyfish tentacles act as an urticant. The word is chiefly scientific or medical. As an adjective, urticant describes whatever produces that stinging effect.
How URTICANT is used
Technical; used in biology and medicine.
- The nettle releases an urticant when touched.
- Doctors identified the urticant that caused the rash.
- Some caterpillars carry an urticant in their hairs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of URTICANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of URTICANT
The 8 tiles of URTICANT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with URTICANT
1 longer words begin with URTICANT.
Shorter words from the letters in URTICANT
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Common questions about URTICANT
- Is URTICANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts URTICANT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is URTICANT worth?
- URTICANT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does URTICANT mean?
- A substance or agent that causes stinging or itching of the skin.
- What letters can be added to URTICANT?
- URTICANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of URTICANT:
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