ACETONITRILE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ACETONITRILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACETONITRILE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACETONITRILE is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACETONITRILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acetonitrilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACETONITRILE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ACETONITRILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACETONITRILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACETONITRILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless, toxic liquid chemical used as a solvent in laboratories and industry.
Acetonitrile is a common solvent in liquid chromatography, where it carries samples through the column. Its formula is CH3CN, and chemists value it because it mixes with water and many organic liquids.
How ACETONITRILE is used
A chemistry term used in laboratory methods and industrial processes.
- The sample was dissolved in acetonitrile before analysis.
- Acetonitrile is widely used in chromatography.
- Gloves are essential when handling acetonitrile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACETONITRILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACETONITRILE
1 longer words begin with ACETONITRILE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACETONITRILE
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Common questions about ACETONITRILE
- Is ACETONITRILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACETONITRILE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACETONITRILE worth?
- ACETONITRILE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACETONITRILE mean?
- A colourless, toxic liquid chemical used as a solvent in laboratories and industry.
- What letters can be added to ACETONITRILE?
- ACETONITRILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ACETONITRILE:
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