CHEMICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CHEMICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHEMICAL?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEMICAL is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEMICAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chemicalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHEMICAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHEMICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHEMICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHEMICAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A substance made by or used in a process that changes the make-up of atoms or molecules.
A chemical may be natural or manufactured, harmless or hazardous. Industry, farming and medicine all depend on chemicals, while safety rules govern how they are stored and handled. As an adjective, chemical describes anything related to chemistry.
How CHEMICAL is used
Chemical is a general word in science, industry and everyday talk.
- The factory stored every chemical in labelled drums.
- Farmers reduced the amount of chemical sprayed on the crops.
- She was allergic to a chemical in the cleaning product.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHEMICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHEMICAL
The 8 tiles of CHEMICAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHEMICAL
2 longer words begin with CHEMICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEMICAL
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Common questions about CHEMICAL
- Is CHEMICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEMICAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHEMICAL worth?
- CHEMICAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHEMICAL mean?
- A substance made by or used in a process that changes the make-up of atoms or molecules.
- What letters can be added to CHEMICAL?
- CHEMICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHEMICAL:
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