CHEMISORB is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CHEMISORB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHEMISORB?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEMISORB is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEMISORB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chemisorbsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHEMISORB scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHEMISORB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHEMISORB has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHEMISORB
- All 9 letters of CHEMISORB are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHEMISORB mean in Scrabble?
verb
chemistrytechnical
To take up a substance onto a surface by forming chemical bonds.
When a gas chemisorbs on a metal, the two actually bond, unlike simple sticking by weak forces. Chemisorb is mainly used in catalysis and surface science. The result is usually hard to reverse.
How CHEMISORB is used
Used in chemistry papers to describe adsorption involving real chemical bonding.
- Hydrogen can chemisorb on the surface of platinum.
- The catalyst will chemisorb carbon monoxide at low temperature.
- Oxygen atoms chemisorb strongly to the clean metal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHEMISORB and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHEMISORB
3 longer words begin with CHEMISORB.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEMISORB
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Common questions about CHEMISORB
- Is CHEMISORB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEMISORB, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHEMISORB worth?
- CHEMISORB is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHEMISORB mean?
- To take up a substance onto a surface by forming chemical bonds.
- What letters can be added to CHEMISORB?
- CHEMISORB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHEMISORB:
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