BENZIDIN is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BENZIDIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BENZIDIN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENZIDIN is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENZIDIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENZIDIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BENZIDIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENZIDIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BENZIDIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A chemical compound once used in making dyes, now known to cause cancer.
Textile and paper dye makers formerly relied on benzidin as a starting material. Safety rules now restrict it heavily because of its health risks. The usual spelling is benzidine.
How BENZIDIN is used
The spelling benzidin is a shorter variant of the standard benzidine.
- The report warned workers about exposure to benzidin.
- Dyes based on benzidin are banned in many countries.
- The old factory records list benzidin among its chemicals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENZIDIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BENZIDIN
3 longer words begin with BENZIDIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BENZIDIN
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Common questions about BENZIDIN
- Is BENZIDIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENZIDIN, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENZIDIN worth?
- BENZIDIN is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENZIDIN mean?
- A chemical compound once used in making dyes, now known to cause cancer.
- What letters can be added to BENZIDIN?
- BENZIDIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BENZIDIN:
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