LACTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LACTONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LACTONE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LACTONE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LACTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lactonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LACTONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LACTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does LACTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A cyclic ester, an organic compound in which an ester group forms part of a ring.
A lactone forms when an acid and alcohol group on the same molecule join up in a ring. Many fruit and coconut scents come from lactones, and some medicines contain the ring as an active part.
How LACTONE is used
Lactone is used in organic chemistry and in discussion of flavours and natural products.
- The perfume owes its peachy note to a lactone.
- Heating the acid closed the ring and formed a lactone.
- A lactone ring is present in this drug.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LACTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LACTONE
1 longer words begin with LACTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in LACTONE
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Common questions about LACTONE
- Is LACTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LACTONE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LACTONE worth?
- LACTONE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LACTONE mean?
- A cyclic ester, an organic compound in which an ester group forms part of a ring.
- What letters can be added to LACTONE?
- LACTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LACTONE:
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