ISOPROPYL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ISOPROPYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ISOPROPYL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ISOPROPYL is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ISOPROPYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
isopropylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ISOPROPYL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ISOPROPYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ISOPROPYL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ISOPROPYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A three-carbon chemical group attached through its middle carbon atom.
Isopropyl names a branched arrangement of carbon and hydrogen found in many compounds. The best-known example is isopropyl alcohol, the rubbing alcohol of the medicine cabinet.
How ISOPROPYL is used
Isopropyl is used in chemistry, usually as a prefix in compound names.
- Isopropyl alcohol is widely used as a disinfectant.
- The chemist drew the isopropyl group as a branched chain.
- An isopropyl side chain made the molecule bulkier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ISOPROPYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ISOPROPYL
1 longer words begin with ISOPROPYL.
Shorter words from the letters in ISOPROPYL
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Common questions about ISOPROPYL
- Is ISOPROPYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOPROPYL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ISOPROPYL worth?
- ISOPROPYL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ISOPROPYL mean?
- A three-carbon chemical group attached through its middle carbon atom.
- What letters can be added to ISOPROPYL?
- ISOPROPYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ISOPROPYL:
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