CHRYSOTILE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. CHRYSOTILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHRYSOTILE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHRYSOTILE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHRYSOTILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chrysotilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHRYSOTILE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CHRYSOTILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHRYSOTILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CHRYSOTILE
- All 10 letters of CHRYSOTILE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHRYSOTILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A fibrous, silky mineral of the serpentine group, the most common form of asbestos.
Chrysotile is the white asbestos that was widely used in insulation, roofing and brake linings. Its tiny fibres are dangerous when inhaled, which is why its use has been banned or tightly regulated in many countries.
How CHRYSOTILE is used
Chrysotile appears in building safety, health and mineral science writing.
- Inspectors found chrysotile in the old roof tiles.
- The mine produced chrysotile for decades.
- Workers who handled chrysotile needed special masks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHRYSOTILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHRYSOTILE
The 10 tiles of CHRYSOTILE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHRYSOTILE
1 longer words begin with CHRYSOTILE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHRYSOTILE
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Common questions about CHRYSOTILE
- Is CHRYSOTILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHRYSOTILE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHRYSOTILE worth?
- CHRYSOTILE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHRYSOTILE mean?
- A fibrous, silky mineral of the serpentine group, the most common form of asbestos.
- What letters can be added to CHRYSOTILE?
- CHRYSOTILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CHRYSOTILE:
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