Unscramble

c 3 a 1 f 4 f 4 e 1 i 1 n 1 e 1

8 letters · 16 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects

originBorrowed from French caféine, from café (“coffee”), or German Caffein, Kaffein (cp. Coffein, Koffein), from Kaffee (“coffee”) (cp. Kaffe, Koffee, Koffe), or Italian caffè (“coffee”) + -ine.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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