HEPTACHLOR is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HEPTACHLOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEPTACHLOR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEPTACHLOR is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEPTACHLOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heptachlorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEPTACHLOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HEPTACHLOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEPTACHLOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEPTACHLOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A highly toxic chlorine-containing compound formerly used as an insecticide.
Heptachlor was sprayed on crops and soil to kill insects, but it lingers in the environment and harms wildlife. Most countries have since banned or restricted it.
How HEPTACHLOR is used
Used in chemistry and environmental health.
- Heptachlor was banned from most farm use.
- Traces of heptachlor were found in the soil.
- The report warned about heptachlor in food chains.
- Heptachlor is a suspected human carcinogen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEPTACHLOR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEPTACHLOR
1 longer words begin with HEPTACHLOR.
Shorter words from the letters in HEPTACHLOR
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Common questions about HEPTACHLOR
- Is HEPTACHLOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEPTACHLOR, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEPTACHLOR worth?
- HEPTACHLOR is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEPTACHLOR mean?
- A highly toxic chlorine-containing compound formerly used as an insecticide.
- What letters can be added to HEPTACHLOR?
- HEPTACHLOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HEPTACHLOR:
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