DENATURANT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DENATURANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENATURANT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENATURANT is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENATURANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
denaturantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DENATURANT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DENATURANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DENATURANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DENATURANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A substance that alters the natural structure of another, or that is added to alcohol to make it undrinkable.
In biochemistry a denaturant such as urea unfolds proteins. Industrial alcohol often receives a foul-tasting denaturant so that it escapes drinks tax. Either way, the denaturant changes the character of the original material.
How DENATURANT is used
The noun denaturant is used in biochemistry and in the regulation of industrial alcohol.
- Urea acts as a denaturant that unfolds the protein.
- A bitter denaturant was added to the ethanol.
- The lab tested heat and acid as a denaturant for the enzyme.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENATURANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DENATURANT
1 longer words begin with DENATURANT.
Shorter words from the letters in DENATURANT
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Common questions about DENATURANT
- Is DENATURANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENATURANT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENATURANT worth?
- DENATURANT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENATURANT mean?
- A substance that alters the natural structure of another, or that is added to alcohol to make it undrinkable.
- What letters can be added to DENATURANT?
- DENATURANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DENATURANT:
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