ACETIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ACETIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACETIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACETIN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACETIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acetinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACETIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACETIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What stands out about ACETIN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACETIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Any of a group of oily liquid esters formed when acetic acid reacts with glycerol, used as solvents and plasticizers.
Acetin forms when glycerol combines with one, two or three molecules of acetic acid, giving three related compounds usually distinguished as mono-, di- and triacetin. Industry uses these forms of acetin as solvents, in tobacco processing, and as plasticizers that keep other materials flexible. The name itself simply reflects the acetic acid at the heart of the molecule.
How ACETIN is used
A specialist term in industrial and organic chemistry.
- The formulation included acetin as a plasticizer.
- Manufacturers use acetin to keep the tobacco leaf pliable.
- The chemist separated the mixture into its three forms of acetin.
- Acetin is produced by heating glycerin with acetic acid.
- The solvent used in the process was a form of acetin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACETIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACETIN
The 6 tiles of ACETIN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ACETIN
1 longer words begin with ACETIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ACETIN
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Common questions about ACETIN
- Is ACETIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACETIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACETIN worth?
- ACETIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACETIN mean?
- Any of a group of oily liquid esters formed when acetic acid reacts with glycerol, used as solvents and plasticizers.
- What letters can be added to ACETIN?
- ACETIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACETIN:
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