HETEROATOM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HETEROATOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HETEROATOM?
| 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 HETEROATOM is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HETEROATOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heteroatomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HETEROATOM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HETEROATOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HETEROATOM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HETEROATOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An atom other than carbon or hydrogen found in an organic molecule, especially within a ring.
Chemists note a heteroatom such as nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur because it changes how the molecule behaves. Pyridine and furan, for example, owe their character to the single heteroatom in the ring.
How HETEROATOM is used
Heteroatom is a chemistry term used when describing organic compounds and their rings.
- Nitrogen is the heteroatom in pyridine.
- Replacing one carbon with a heteroatom altered the dye's colour.
- Each heteroatom in the structure offers a site for reactions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HETEROATOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HETEROATOM
1 longer words begin with HETEROATOM.
Shorter words from the letters in HETEROATOM
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Common questions about HETEROATOM
- Is HETEROATOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HETEROATOM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HETEROATOM worth?
- HETEROATOM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HETEROATOM mean?
- An atom other than carbon or hydrogen found in an organic molecule, especially within a ring.
- What letters can be added to HETEROATOM?
- HETEROATOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HETEROATOM:
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