FURFURAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FURFURAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FURFURAN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FURFURAN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FURFURAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
furfuransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FURFURAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FURFURAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FURFURAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FURFURAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An old chemical name for furan, a colourless, oily and flammable liquid.
Furfuran appears in older chemistry books as another name for the compound now usually called furan. The liquid is toxic and was applied in tanning and in making nylon.
How FURFURAN is used
A dated technical term; modern texts prefer furan to furfuran.
- The old manual listed furfuran among the products of distilling pine wood.
- Furfuran is toxic and must be handled with care.
- He compared the properties of furfuran with those of its relatives.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FURFURAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FURFURAN
1 longer words begin with FURFURAN.
Shorter words from the letters in FURFURAN
Common questions about FURFURAN
- Is FURFURAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FURFURAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FURFURAN worth?
- FURFURAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FURFURAN mean?
- An old chemical name for furan, a colourless, oily and flammable liquid.
- What letters can be added to FURFURAN?
- FURFURAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FURFURAN:
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