VANILLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VANILLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VANILLIN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VANILLIN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VANILLIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vanillinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VANILLIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VANILLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VANILLIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VANILLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The white crystalline substance that gives vanilla its taste and smell.
Vanillin can be taken from vanilla pods but is far more often made in factories, which keeps ice cream and biscuits affordable. Food scientists use it as the reference for vanilla flavour.
How VANILLIN is used
Found in ingredient lists and flavour chemistry.
- Most cheap vanilla flavouring is synthetic vanillin.
- The lab measured the vanillin content of the pods.
- Vanillin gives the cake its warm scent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VANILLIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VANILLIN
1 longer words begin with VANILLIN.
Shorter words from the letters in VANILLIN
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Common questions about VANILLIN
- Is VANILLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VANILLIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VANILLIN worth?
- VANILLIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VANILLIN mean?
- The white crystalline substance that gives vanilla its taste and smell.
- What letters can be added to VANILLIN?
- VANILLIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VANILLIN:
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