CARBINOL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CARBINOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARBINOL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARBINOL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARBINOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
carbinolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CARBINOL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CARBINOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARBINOL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CARBINOL
- All 8 letters of CARBINOL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CARBINOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Methyl alcohol, or any alcohol regarded as derived from it.
Carbinol is an old chemical name for methanol, still used when naming certain compounds. Textbooks use it as the basis for describing related alcohols.
How CARBINOL is used
Used in chemistry, mainly in older texts and compound names.
- The textbook called the substance carbinol rather than methanol.
- A secondary carbinol group was found in the molecule.
- Carbinol is poisonous if swallowed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARBINOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CARBINOL
1 longer words begin with CARBINOL.
Shorter words from the letters in CARBINOL
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Common questions about CARBINOL
- Is CARBINOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARBINOL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARBINOL worth?
- CARBINOL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARBINOL mean?
- Methyl alcohol, or any alcohol regarded as derived from it.
- What letters can be added to CARBINOL?
- CARBINOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CARBINOL:
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