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trephine

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Is trephine a Scrabble word?

Yes, trephine is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 13 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of trephine?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (medicine) A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, such as bone or cornea; a trepan.Examples: "They removed a core of bone as well as took a bone marrow aspirate from my right hip using a trephine to exclude me having a blood cancer, causing a blood- and serum-stained shirt, a whopping hematoma and a great deal of mental anguish and physical pain in the process!"Synonyms: trepan

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To use a trephine during surgery.Examples: ""We shall wait," said Van Helsing, "just long enough to fix the best spot for trephining, so that we may most quickly and perfectly remove the blood clot, for it is evident that the haemorrhage is increasing.""intransitive

2. (transitive) To perforate with a trephine.Examples: "The pony was cast, and trephined, a middle-sized trephine (or bone saw) being used, which removed a circular piece of bone about the size of a two shilling piece, from the face immediately over the air cavity."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "trephine"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "trephine"?

Scrabble
13 points
T1
R1
E1
P3
H4
I1
N1
E1
Words With Friends
14 points
T1
R1
E1
P4
H3
I1
N2
E1

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