CHLORINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHLORINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHLORINE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHLORINE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHLORINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chlorinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHLORINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHLORINE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHLORINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHLORINE
- All 8 letters of CHLORINE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHLORINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A pale green, strong-smelling gas that is a chemical element used to disinfect water.
Chlorine is the smell most people link with swimming pools. It is toxic in concentrated form, yet in small doses it keeps drinking water safe, and it is also a building block of salt and many plastics.
How CHLORINE is used
Used for the element and for pool or household disinfectants.
- The pool smelled strongly of chlorine.
- Chlorine is added to the town's water supply.
- Bleach releases chlorine if mixed with acid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHLORINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHLORINE
1 longer words begin with CHLORINE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHLORINE
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Common questions about CHLORINE
- Is CHLORINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHLORINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHLORINE worth?
- CHLORINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHLORINE mean?
- A pale green, strong-smelling gas that is a chemical element used to disinfect water.
- What letters can be added to CHLORINE?
- CHLORINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHLORINE:
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