BENZOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BENZOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BENZOLE?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENZOLE is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENZOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
benzolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENZOLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BENZOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 631,611.
What does BENZOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishtechnical
Crude benzene, a mixture from coal tar that was used as motor fuel.
In Britain, benzole was blended with petrol to raise its performance in the early twentieth century. The word is now old-fashioned and mostly seen in industrial history.
How BENZOLE is used
The noun benzole belongs to older industrial and motoring contexts.
- The refinery produced benzole as a by-product of coal gas.
- Early motorists sometimes ran their cars on a blend with benzole.
- The report described how benzole was recovered from coke ovens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENZOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BENZOLE
1 longer words begin with BENZOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BENZOLE
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Common questions about BENZOLE
- Is BENZOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENZOLE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENZOLE worth?
- BENZOLE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENZOLE mean?
- Crude benzene, a mixture from coal tar that was used as motor fuel.
- What letters can be added to BENZOLE?
- BENZOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BENZOLE:
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