BENZIDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. BENZIDINE 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 BENZIDINE?
| 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 BENZIDINE is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENZIDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
benzidinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENZIDINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BENZIDINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENZIDINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BENZIDINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A greyish crystalline chemical base once widely used to make azo dyes.
Benzidine was a mainstay of the dye industry, yet it is now strictly controlled because exposure is linked to cancer. In the laboratory, a benzidine solution was once also used to test for traces of blood.
How BENZIDINE is used
Used in chemistry and industrial history; today it is regulated as a hazardous substance.
- Factories once used benzidine to make bright red and blue textile dyes.
- Workers exposed to benzidine were monitored for health problems.
- The chemist weighed a small sample of benzidine inside a fume hood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENZIDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BENZIDINE
1 longer words begin with BENZIDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in BENZIDINE
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Common questions about BENZIDINE
- Is BENZIDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENZIDINE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENZIDINE worth?
- BENZIDINE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENZIDINE mean?
- A greyish crystalline chemical base once widely used to make azo dyes.
- What letters can be added to BENZIDINE?
- BENZIDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BENZIDINE:
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