ALKYNE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALKYNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALKYNE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALKYNE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALKYNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alkynesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALKYNE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ALKYNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does ALKYNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A member of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons that includes acetylene, the gas used in welding torches.
Alkynes form a family of organic compounds whose simplest member is ethyne, better known as acetylene, the gas burned in welding torches. The triple bond makes an alkyne more reactive than a hydrocarbon with only single bonds, so these compounds are useful starting points for making other substances. In chemical names the ending -yne marks the presence of the triple bond.
How ALKYNE is used
A standard term in organic chemistry courses and textbooks.
- Each alkyne in the series has a triple bond between two carbon atoms.
- The student drew the structure of the simplest alkyne.
- An alkyne burns with a very hot, bright flame.
- The exam asked her to tell an alkyne from an alkene.
- Chemists use the alkyne as a building block for larger molecules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALKYNE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALKYNE
1 longer words begin with ALKYNE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALKYNE
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Common questions about ALKYNE
- Is ALKYNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALKYNE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALKYNE worth?
- ALKYNE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALKYNE mean?
- A member of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons that includes acetylene, the gas used in welding torches.
- What letters can be added to ALKYNE?
- ALKYNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ALKYNE:
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