DISSOLVENT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DISSOLVENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISSOLVENT?
| 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 DISSOLVENT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISSOLVENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dissolventsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISSOLVENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISSOLVENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISSOLVENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISSOLVENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A liquid or other agent able to break down a solid and mix it into itself.
It is an older and more formal cousin of the everyday word solvent. A dissolvent can be a chemical, but the word is also used loosely for anything that breaks up a bond.
How DISSOLVENT is used
Mostly in older scientific writing; as an adjective it means having the power to dissolve.
- Water is a powerful dissolvent for salts and sugars.
- The chemist tested a new dissolvent on the hardened resin.
- Time proved the great dissolvent of old grudges.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISSOLVENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISSOLVENT
1 longer words begin with DISSOLVENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISSOLVENT
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Common questions about DISSOLVENT
- Is DISSOLVENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISSOLVENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISSOLVENT worth?
- DISSOLVENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISSOLVENT mean?
- A liquid or other agent able to break down a solid and mix it into itself.
- What letters can be added to DISSOLVENT?
- DISSOLVENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISSOLVENT:
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