ETHANAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ETHANAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETHANAL?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETHANAL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETHANAL
Front hooks — 1
methanalBack hooks — 1
ethanalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ETHANAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ETHANAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does ETHANAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless, volatile, pungent liquid aldehyde, also known as acetaldehyde.
Ethanal forms when ethanol is oxidised and is a building block for acetic acid and other chemicals. The name follows the systematic rule that gives a two-carbon aldehyde the ending -al.
How ETHANAL is used
The word ethanal is the systematic chemical name for acetaldehyde.
- Oxidising ethanol yields ethanal.
- The students noted the sharp smell of ethanal.
- Ethanal boils at a very low temperature.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETHANAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ETHANAL
1 longer words begin with ETHANAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ETHANAL
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Common questions about ETHANAL
- Is ETHANAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETHANAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETHANAL worth?
- ETHANAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETHANAL mean?
- A colourless, volatile, pungent liquid aldehyde, also known as acetaldehyde.
- What letters can be added to ETHANAL?
- ETHANAL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ETHANAL:
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