KEROSENE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KEROSENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KEROSENE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEROSENE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEROSENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kerosenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KEROSENE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in KEROSENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KEROSENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KEROSENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pale, flammable oil distilled from petroleum and burned in lamps, heaters and jet engines.
Much of the world once lit its homes with kerosene before electricity spread. Today it is better known as aviation fuel than as lamp oil. In British usage the same liquid is often called paraffin.
How KEROSENE is used
Used for the fuel in lamps, stoves and aircraft engines, and spelled kerosine in some older texts.
- The old farmhouse still kept a kerosene lamp on the kitchen shelf for power cuts.
- A faint smell of kerosene hung around the camping stove.
- Jet engines burn a refined grade of kerosene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEROSENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KEROSENE
1 longer words begin with KEROSENE.
Shorter words from the letters in KEROSENE
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Common questions about KEROSENE
- Is KEROSENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEROSENE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEROSENE worth?
- KEROSENE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEROSENE mean?
- A pale, flammable oil distilled from petroleum and burned in lamps, heaters and jet engines.
- What letters can be added to KEROSENE?
- KEROSENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of KEROSENE:
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