ENDOSULFAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ENDOSULFAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENDOSULFAN?
| 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 ENDOSULFAN 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 ENDOSULFAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
endosulfansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENDOSULFAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ENDOSULFAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENDOSULFAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENDOSULFAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A toxic chlorinated chemical once sprayed on crops to kill insects and mites.
Endosulfan lingers in soil and water and harms fish and wildlife, which led many countries to ban it. It was a common farm chemical on cotton, tea and fruit.
How ENDOSULFAN is used
Appears in environmental and agricultural reports about banned pesticides.
- Endosulfan was banned after traces turned up in rivers.
- The farm had stopped using endosulfan years before.
- Residues of endosulfan can build up in the food chain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENDOSULFAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENDOSULFAN
1 longer words begin with ENDOSULFAN.
Shorter words from the letters in ENDOSULFAN
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Common questions about ENDOSULFAN
- Is ENDOSULFAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENDOSULFAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENDOSULFAN worth?
- ENDOSULFAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENDOSULFAN mean?
- A toxic chlorinated chemical once sprayed on crops to kill insects and mites.
- What letters can be added to ENDOSULFAN?
- ENDOSULFAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ENDOSULFAN:
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