BORNEOL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BORNEOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BORNEOL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORNEOL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORNEOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
borneolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BORNEOL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BORNEOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 165,422.
What does BORNEOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A white, waxy solid alcohol with a camphor-like smell, obtained from certain trees and used in perfumes and incense.
Borneol takes its name from Borneo, where one tree producing it grows. Traditional medicine used it as a cooling aromatic, and chemists treat it as a close relative of camphor.
How BORNEOL is used
Borneol is a chemical name used in perfumery and pharmacy.
- Pure borneol forms pale, brittle crystals.
- The perfumer added a trace of borneol for a cool, woody note.
- Borneol is closely related to camphor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORNEOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BORNEOL
1 longer words begin with BORNEOL.
Shorter words from the letters in BORNEOL
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Common questions about BORNEOL
- Is BORNEOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORNEOL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORNEOL worth?
- BORNEOL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORNEOL mean?
- A white, waxy solid alcohol with a camphor-like smell, obtained from certain trees and used in perfumes and incense.
- What letters can be added to BORNEOL?
- BORNEOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BORNEOL:
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