HYDROCARBON is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. HYDROCARBON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYDROCARBON?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYDROCARBON is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYDROCARBON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hydrocarbonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYDROCARBON scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HYDROCARBON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYDROCARBON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYDROCARBON mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical compound made only of hydrogen and carbon.
Petrol, natural gas and candle wax are all mixtures of hydrocarbon molecules. Burning a hydrocarbon in air produces carbon dioxide and water.
How HYDROCARBON is used
A basic term in chemistry and in the oil and gas industry.
- Methane is the simplest hydrocarbon.
- The company searches for hydrocarbon deposits under the sea.
- Each hydrocarbon burns with a different flame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYDROCARBON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYDROCARBON
1 longer words begin with HYDROCARBON.
Shorter words from the letters in HYDROCARBON
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Common questions about HYDROCARBON
- Is HYDROCARBON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYDROCARBON, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYDROCARBON worth?
- HYDROCARBON is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYDROCARBON mean?
- A chemical compound made only of hydrogen and carbon.
- What letters can be added to HYDROCARBON?
- HYDROCARBON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HYDROCARBON:
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