ISOOCTANE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ISOOCTANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISOOCTANE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISOOCTANE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISOOCTANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
isooctanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISOOCTANE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ISOOCTANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ISOOCTANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ISOOCTANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless liquid hydrocarbon found in petrol and used as the standard for the octane rating of fuels.
Pure isooctane is defined as 100 on the octane scale, so fuel makers compare their petrol with it. Resistance to knocking in an engine is what the rating measures.
How ISOOCTANE is used
The word isooctane is used in chemistry, engineering and discussions of petrol grades.
- A blend of isooctane and heptane sets the reference scale.
- The refinery added more isooctane to raise the petrol rating.
- Engineers tested the engine against pure isooctane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISOOCTANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ISOOCTANE
1 longer words begin with ISOOCTANE.
Shorter words from the letters in ISOOCTANE
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Common questions about ISOOCTANE
- Is ISOOCTANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOOCTANE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISOOCTANE worth?
- ISOOCTANE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISOOCTANE mean?
- A colourless liquid hydrocarbon found in petrol and used as the standard for the octane rating of fuels.
- What letters can be added to ISOOCTANE?
- ISOOCTANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ISOOCTANE:
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