DISINFECT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DISINFECT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISINFECT?
| 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 DISINFECT is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISINFECT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disinfectsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISINFECT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DISINFECT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISINFECT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISINFECT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To clean something with a chemical or heat so that germs on it are destroyed.
To disinfect is to make a surface or object safe from infection, which goes further than ordinary washing. Hospitals disinfect instruments, and at home people disinfect worktops, cuts and chopping boards.
How DISINFECT is used
Used for killing germs on surfaces, skin and equipment, usually with a chemical agent.
- Disinfect the wound before you put on a bandage.
- The nurses disinfect the equipment after every patient.
- She used bleach to disinfect the kitchen floor.
- You should disinfect the chopping board after cutting raw meat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISINFECT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISINFECT
9 longer words begin with DISINFECT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISINFECT
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Common questions about DISINFECT
- Is DISINFECT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISINFECT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISINFECT worth?
- DISINFECT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISINFECT mean?
- To clean something with a chemical or heat so that germs on it are destroyed.
- What letters can be added to DISINFECT?
- DISINFECT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DISINFECT:
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