ISOCYANATE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ISOCYANATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISOCYANATE?
| 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 ISOCYANATE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISOCYANATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
isocyanatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISOCYANATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ISOCYANATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ISOCYANATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ISOCYANATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical compound containing the group N=C=O, used to make polyurethane foams, paints and adhesives.
Factories prize isocyanate for its eager reactions with other chemicals, which build tough plastics. Because the fumes irritate the lungs, workers handle it with strict protection.
How ISOCYANATE is used
Used in chemistry and industry for raw materials in foams, coatings and glues.
- The foam is made by mixing an isocyanate with a polyol.
- Workers wore masks to avoid breathing isocyanate vapour.
- The glue contains a reactive isocyanate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISOCYANATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ISOCYANATE
1 longer words begin with ISOCYANATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ISOCYANATE
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Common questions about ISOCYANATE
- Is ISOCYANATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOCYANATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISOCYANATE worth?
- ISOCYANATE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISOCYANATE mean?
- A chemical compound containing the group N=C=O, used to make polyurethane foams, paints and adhesives.
- What letters can be added to ISOCYANATE?
- ISOCYANATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ISOCYANATE:
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