BENZENOID is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. BENZENOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BENZENOID?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENZENOID is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENZENOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
benzenoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENZENOID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BENZENOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENZENOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BENZENOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Resembling benzene in structure, with the six-membered ring of carbon atoms and its typical properties.
A compound is called benzenoid when its molecules contain a benzene-like ring, even if other groups are attached. Chemists contrast benzenoid substances with those whose rings do not behave in the benzene way.
How BENZENOID is used
A technical term in organic chemistry, sometimes used as a noun for such a compound.
- The dye is a benzenoid compound built from several linked rings.
- Researchers studied the benzenoid structure of the new molecule.
- Many fragrant substances are benzenoid in character.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENZENOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BENZENOID
1 longer words begin with BENZENOID.
Shorter words from the letters in BENZENOID
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Common questions about BENZENOID
- Is BENZENOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENZENOID, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENZENOID worth?
- BENZENOID is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENZENOID mean?
- Resembling benzene in structure, with the six-membered ring of carbon atoms and its typical properties.
- What letters can be added to BENZENOID?
- BENZENOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BENZENOID:
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