CITRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CITRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CITRAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CITRAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CITRAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
citralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CITRAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CITRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does CITRAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A fragrant, oily liquid compound with a strong lemon scent, found naturally in lemongrass and citrus peel and used to flavour food and scent perfumes.
Citral gives lemongrass, lemon verbena and citrus rind much of their bright, lemony smell, which is why food companies extract it to flavour drinks, sweets and baked goods without using real lemon juice. Perfumers prize the same sharp citrus note for colognes and household cleaning products, where a little citral suggests freshness at a fraction of the cost of natural lemon oil. Chemists classify citral as an aldehyde, and it actually exists as a pair of closely related forms that together produce the familiar lemon smell. Because the compound breaks down in strong sunlight, manufacturers often store citral-scented products away from direct light to preserve the scent.
How CITRAL is used
A technical term from chemistry and the flavour and fragrance industry, rarely heard outside those fields.
- The lab isolated citral from a batch of fresh lemongrass oil.
- Citral gives the soft drink its bright lemon flavour.
- Perfumers add citral for a clean, citrus top note.
- The cleaning spray listed citral among its natural fragrance oils.
- Sunlight can slowly break down citral in an open bottle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CITRAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CITRAL
The 6 tiles of CITRAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CITRAL
1 longer words begin with CITRAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CITRAL
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Common questions about CITRAL
- Is CITRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CITRAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CITRAL worth?
- CITRAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CITRAL mean?
- A fragrant, oily liquid compound with a strong lemon scent, found naturally in lemongrass and citrus peel and used to flavour food and scent perfumes.
- What letters can be added to CITRAL?
- CITRAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CITRAL:
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