CHLORDAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHLORDAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHLORDAN?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHLORDAN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHLORDAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHLORDAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHLORDAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHLORDAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHLORDAN
- All 8 letters of CHLORDAN are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHLORDAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A toxic chlorinated compound once widely used as an insecticide.
Chlordan is a thick, colourless liquid that does not dissolve in water. Farmers used it against termites and crop pests until health concerns led to bans. The same chemical is more often spelled chlordane.
How CHLORDAN is used
Chlordan appears in chemistry and environmental texts about banned pesticides.
- Soil near the old farm still contained traces of chlordan.
- Chlordan was sprayed around house foundations to stop termites.
- The report listed chlordan among the persistent pollutants.
- Regulators banned chlordan after studies of its toxicity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHLORDAN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHLORDAN
The 8 tiles of CHLORDAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CHLORDAN
3 longer words begin with CHLORDAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CHLORDAN
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Common questions about CHLORDAN
- Is CHLORDAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHLORDAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHLORDAN worth?
- CHLORDAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHLORDAN mean?
- A toxic chlorinated compound once widely used as an insecticide.
- What letters can be added to CHLORDAN?
- CHLORDAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHLORDAN:
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