ETHANOL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ETHANOL 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 ETHANOL?
| 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 ETHANOL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETHANOL
Front hooks — 1
methanolBack hooks — 1
ethanolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ETHANOL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ETHANOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does ETHANOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless, flammable liquid alcohol made by fermenting sugars, found in drinks and used as a solvent and fuel.
Ethanol is the type of alcohol in beer, wine and spirits, but the same compound is also blended into petrol and used in laboratories and cleaning products. Industrial supplies are often denatured so they cannot be drunk.
How ETHANOL is used
The word ethanol is the standard chemical name for ordinary alcohol.
- The car runs on a blend of petrol and ethanol.
- Yeast turns sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.
- The lab bench held a bottle of pure ethanol.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETHANOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ETHANOL
The 7 tiles of ETHANOL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ETHANOL
3 longer words begin with ETHANOL.
Shorter words from the letters in ETHANOL
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Common questions about ETHANOL
- Is ETHANOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETHANOL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETHANOL worth?
- ETHANOL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETHANOL mean?
- A colourless, flammable liquid alcohol made by fermenting sugars, found in drinks and used as a solvent and fuel.
- What letters can be added to ETHANOL?
- ETHANOL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ETHANOL:
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