INDOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. INDOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDOLE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDOLE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
indolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDOLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INDOLE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,372.
What does INDOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A crystalline organic compound with a strong, unpleasant smell, found naturally in coal tar and in the intestines, and, in tiny amounts, in some flowers.
Indole forms as a by-product of protein breakdown in the digestive system, which is why it contributes to the smell of faeces even though the pure compound, oddly, can smell floral in very small concentrations, a property that has made it useful in perfumery. Chemists also value indole as the structural core of a large family of indole derivatives, including several important biological molecules. The name itself is a shortened form of indigo, since indole was first obtained by breaking down that dye.
How INDOLE is used
A technical chemistry term, familiar mainly from organic chemistry, perfumery, and discussion of digestive by-products.
- Indole gives certain flowers a faint but distinctive scent.
- The compound indole is present in small amounts in coal tar.
- Perfumers use tiny traces of indole to add depth to floral scents.
- Bacteria in the gut produce indole as they break down proteins.
- The lab synthesised indole from a simpler starting material.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDOLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INDOLE
The 6 tiles of INDOLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INDOLE
9 longer words begin with INDOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in INDOLE
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Common questions about INDOLE
- Is INDOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDOLE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDOLE worth?
- INDOLE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDOLE mean?
- A crystalline organic compound with a strong, unpleasant smell, found naturally in coal tar and in the intestines, and, in tiny amounts, in some flowers.
- What letters can be added to INDOLE?
- INDOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INDOLE:
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