INDOL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. INDOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDOL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDOL is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDOL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDOL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in INDOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What does INDOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An older spelling of indole, a crystalline organic compound with a strong odor that occurs naturally in coal tar and in the breakdown of proteins.
Chemists once wrote indol where modern texts now use indole, and the older spelling still appears in nineteenth and early twentieth century scientific literature. In small concentrations the compound has a pleasant, floral scent and is a component of the fragrance of jasmine, while in larger concentrations it produces the unpleasant smell associated with feces, since it forms during the bacterial breakdown of the amino acid tryptophan in the gut. The compound also serves as a basic structural unit in more complex natural substances, including several plant hormones.
How INDOL is used
A historical spelling variant found mainly in older chemistry texts; modern writing almost always uses indole instead.
- The old textbook still referred to the compound as indol rather than indole.
- Researchers detected indol in the sample taken from the bacterial culture.
- A faint trace of indol contributes to the complex scent of jasmine flowers.
- The nineteenth-century chemist first isolated indol from coal tar residue.
- Gut bacteria produce indol as they break down dietary proteins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INDOL
11 longer words begin with INDOL.
Words with INDOL inside
2 words contain INDOL in the middle. Words that start with INDOL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in INDOL
Common questions about INDOL
- Is INDOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDOL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDOL worth?
- INDOL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDOL mean?
- An older spelling of indole, a crystalline organic compound with a strong odor that occurs naturally in coal tar and in the breakdown of proteins.
- What letters can be added to INDOL?
- INDOL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of INDOL:
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