FULLERENE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FULLERENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FULLERENE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FULLERENE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FULLERENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fullerenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FULLERENE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FULLERENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FULLERENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FULLERENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A form of pure carbon whose atoms join to make a hollow cage, ball or tube.
The best-known fullerene has sixty carbon atoms arranged like a football. Researchers study fullerene molecules for uses in materials and medicine, and the name honours an architect famous for domes.
How FULLERENE is used
Fullerene is a term of chemistry and materials science.
- A fullerene is made only of carbon atoms.
- The lab produced a small amount of fullerene in an electric arc.
- Scientists tested a fullerene coating on the new material.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FULLERENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FULLERENE
1 longer words begin with FULLERENE.
Shorter words from the letters in FULLERENE
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Common questions about FULLERENE
- Is FULLERENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FULLERENE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FULLERENE worth?
- FULLERENE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FULLERENE mean?
- A form of pure carbon whose atoms join to make a hollow cage, ball or tube.
- What letters can be added to FULLERENE?
- FULLERENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FULLERENE:
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