ETHYLENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ETHYLENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETHYLENIC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETHYLENIC is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETHYLENIC
No single letter turns ETHYLENIC into another word.
How ETHYLENIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ETHYLENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ETHYLENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ETHYLENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Of, like or containing ethylene, or having a carbon double bond like that found in ethylene.
Chemists call a compound ethylenic when it has the double bond between two carbon atoms typical of ethylene. An ethylenic bond is more reactive than a single bond.
How ETHYLENIC is used
Ethylenic is a technical word of organic chemistry.
- The molecule contains one ethylenic bond between two carbon atoms.
- Plastic makers start from simple ethylenic compounds.
- Reagents readily attack an ethylenic group in the chain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETHYLENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ETHYLENIC
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Common questions about ETHYLENIC
- Is ETHYLENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETHYLENIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETHYLENIC worth?
- ETHYLENIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETHYLENIC mean?
- Of, like or containing ethylene, or having a carbon double bond like that found in ethylene.
- What letters can be added to ETHYLENIC?
- No single letter can be added to ETHYLENIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ETHYLENIC:
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