DIPHENYL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DIPHENYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIPHENYL?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIPHENYL is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIPHENYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
diphenylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DIPHENYL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DIPHENYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIPHENYL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DIPHENYL
- All 8 letters of DIPHENYL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DIPHENYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A white crystalline hydrocarbon made of two joined phenyl rings, used to protect fruit from mould and in making dyes.
Diphenyl is usually met as an industrial chemical rather than in everyday life. Its two benzene rings bonded directly to each other give it a stable, easily handled structure.
How DIPHENYL is used
Used in chemistry and industry, often under the name biphenyl.
- Citrus crates were once lined with paper treated with diphenyl.
- The synthesis begins by heating benzene to produce diphenyl.
- A little diphenyl was dissolved in the solvent for the test.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIPHENYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIPHENYL
8 longer words begin with DIPHENYL.
Shorter words from the letters in DIPHENYL
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Common questions about DIPHENYL
- Is DIPHENYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIPHENYL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIPHENYL worth?
- DIPHENYL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIPHENYL mean?
- A white crystalline hydrocarbon made of two joined phenyl rings, used to protect fruit from mould and in making dyes.
- What letters can be added to DIPHENYL?
- DIPHENYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DIPHENYL:
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