ENOL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ENOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENOL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENOL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
enolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENOL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ENOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about ENOL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ENOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An organic compound in which a hydroxyl group is bonded to a carbon atom that also carries a carbon-carbon double bond, usually existing in balance with a related ketone or aldehyde.
The name enol blends -ene, marking the double bond, with -ol, marking the alcohol group. Chemists use the word enol for the less stable partner in a fast equilibrium usually called keto-enol tautomerism, where the enol form and its keto twin interconvert and the keto form is normally favoured at equilibrium.
How ENOL is used
A technical term used in organic chemistry teaching and research rather than in everyday speech.
- The reaction proceeds through a short-lived enol intermediate.
- Heating the mixture shifts the balance away from the enol form.
- Students are asked to draw the enol and keto structures side by side.
- An enol carries its hydroxyl group directly on a double-bonded carbon.
- The paper measures how quickly the enol reverts to the ketone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENOL
The 4 tiles of ENOL in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ENOL
9 longer words begin with ENOL.
Words ending in ENOL
13 words end in ENOL. Useful as a back hook: play ENOL onto a word already on the board.
Words with ENOL inside
Showing 24 of 106 words that contain ENOL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ENOL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ENOL
Common questions about ENOL
- Is ENOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENOL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENOL worth?
- ENOL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENOL mean?
- An organic compound in which a hydroxyl group is bonded to a carbon atom that also carries a carbon-carbon double bond, usually existing in balance with a related ketone or aldehyde.
- What letters can be added to ENOL?
- ENOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ENOL:
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