COVALENT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COVALENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COVALENT?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COVALENT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COVALENT
No single letter turns COVALENT into another word.
How COVALENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COVALENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COVALENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COVALENT
- All 8 letters of COVALENT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COVALENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalchemistry
Describing a chemical bond in which two atoms share pairs of electrons.
In a covalent bond neither atom wins the electrons outright, so they are shared between both nuclei. Water and methane are held together this way, unlike salt, which relies on ionic bonds.
How COVALENT is used
A standard term in school and university chemistry.
- A covalent bond joins the two hydrogen atoms.
- Diamond is a giant covalent structure.
- Students compared covalent and ionic compounds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COVALENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COVALENT
1 longer words begin with COVALENT.
Shorter words from the letters in COVALENT
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Common questions about COVALENT
- Is COVALENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COVALENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COVALENT worth?
- COVALENT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COVALENT mean?
- Describing a chemical bond in which two atoms share pairs of electrons.
- What letters can be added to COVALENT?
- No single letter can be added to COVALENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COVALENT:
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