HALOGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HALOGEN 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 HALOGEN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALOGEN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALOGEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
halogensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALOGEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HALOGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does HALOGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Any of the reactive non-metallic elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine.
These elements sit in one column of the periodic table and combine with metals to make salts. The word also names a kind of lamp whose filament is surrounded by halogen vapour, which burns brighter and whiter.
How HALOGEN is used
Used in chemistry and when describing lighting.
- Chlorine is the best known halogen.
- A halogen lamp lit the workshop brightly.
- Each halogen readily forms salts with metals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALOGEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HALOGEN
10 longer words begin with HALOGEN.
Shorter words from the letters in HALOGEN
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Common questions about HALOGEN
- Is HALOGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALOGEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALOGEN worth?
- HALOGEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALOGEN mean?
- Any of the reactive non-metallic elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine.
- What letters can be added to HALOGEN?
- HALOGEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HALOGEN:
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