VERATRIDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VERATRIDINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERATRIDINE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERATRIDINE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERATRIDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
veratridinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERATRIDINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in VERATRIDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VERATRIDINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VERATRIDINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A poisonous alkaloid found in sabadilla seeds.
Researchers use veratridine to keep sodium channels in nerve cells open, which makes it a handy laboratory tool. In nature it is a plant defence that irritates and poisons.
How VERATRIDINE is used
A chemical and pharmacology term, rarely met outside science.
- The lab applied veratridine to the nerve cells.
- Veratridine is extracted from sabadilla seed.
- Even a small dose of veratridine is toxic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERATRIDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERATRIDINE
1 longer words begin with VERATRIDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in VERATRIDINE
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Common questions about VERATRIDINE
- Is VERATRIDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERATRIDINE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERATRIDINE worth?
- VERATRIDINE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERATRIDINE mean?
- A poisonous alkaloid found in sabadilla seeds.
- What letters can be added to VERATRIDINE?
- VERATRIDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of VERATRIDINE:
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