VERATRIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VERATRIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERATRIN?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERATRIN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERATRIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERATRIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VERATRIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VERATRIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VERATRIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrymedical
A poisonous mixture of alkaloids obtained from the seeds of the sabadilla plant.
Once used in ointments to ease nerve and joint pain, it has long since been replaced by safer treatments. Today veratrin turns up mostly in chemistry history and in poison lore.
How VERATRIN is used
Veratrin is a dated chemical and medical term.
- An old pharmacy ledger listed veratrin ointment for neuralgia.
- The chemist extracted veratrin from crushed seeds.
- Even a small dose of veratrin can irritate the skin badly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERATRIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERATRIN
3 longer words begin with VERATRIN.
Shorter words from the letters in VERATRIN
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Common questions about VERATRIN
- Is VERATRIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERATRIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERATRIN worth?
- VERATRIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERATRIN mean?
- A poisonous mixture of alkaloids obtained from the seeds of the sabadilla plant.
- What letters can be added to VERATRIN?
- VERATRIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VERATRIN:
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