CHLORIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CHLORIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHLORIN?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHLORIN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHLORIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHLORIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CHLORIN, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does CHLORIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A compound derived from chlorophyll, built from a ring of four pyrrole units.
A chlorin is closely related to the green pigment of plants but with one small change in its ring. Chemists study chlorin molecules for their light-absorbing properties, and some are used in light-activated cancer treatment. An older, shorter spelling of chlorine was once written the same way.
How CHLORIN is used
A specialised chemistry term; not to be confused with the element chlorine.
- The chlorin absorbs red light strongly.
- Researchers made a new chlorin from a plant pigment.
- A chlorin ring is slightly different from a porphyrin ring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHLORIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHLORIN
21 longer words begin with CHLORIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CHLORIN
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Common questions about CHLORIN
- Is CHLORIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHLORIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHLORIN worth?
- CHLORIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHLORIN mean?
- A compound derived from chlorophyll, built from a ring of four pyrrole units.
- What letters can be added to CHLORIN?
- CHLORIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CHLORIN:
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