FORMOL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FORMOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORMOL?
| 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 FORMOL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORMOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
formolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORMOL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FORMOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 443,472.
What does FORMOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A solution of formaldehyde in water, used as a disinfectant and as a preservative for specimens.
Formol is another name for formalin, the watery formaldehyde liquid that laboratories have long used to harden and keep tissue from decaying. The word is a shortened coinage built from formaldehyde. Today formalin is the commoner label, and formol survives mostly in older chemical and medical writing and in some European usage.
How FORMOL is used
Technical; found in laboratory, medical and older chemical texts, usually as a synonym of formalin.
- The anatomy student dropped the sample into a jar of formol.
- A faint sting of formol hung in the museum storeroom.
- Old pathology notes often say formol where a modern lab would write formalin.
- Without formol the specimen would have spoiled within days.
- They rinsed the tissue well to wash away the formol before staining.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORMOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORMOL
1 longer words begin with FORMOL.
Shorter words from the letters in FORMOL
Common questions about FORMOL
- Is FORMOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORMOL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORMOL worth?
- FORMOL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORMOL mean?
- A solution of formaldehyde in water, used as a disinfectant and as a preservative for specimens.
- What letters can be added to FORMOL?
- FORMOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FORMOL:
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