LINOLEATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LINOLEATE 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 LINOLEATE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LINOLEATE is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINOLEATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
linoleatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LINOLEATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LINOLEATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LINOLEATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LINOLEATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester formed from linoleic acid, a fatty acid found in plant oils.
Chemists meet a linoleate in drying oils, paints and soaps, where the fatty acid has joined with a metal or an alcohol. The name comes from the acid it is derived from, and it follows the usual pattern of -ate endings for salts.
How LINOLEATE is used
A technical term of chemistry and the paint and soap industries.
- The paint dries faster because of the cobalt linoleate in it.
- A linoleate forms when linoleic acid reacts with a base.
- The sample contained a small amount of sodium linoleate.
- Researchers measured the linoleate content of the seed oil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINOLEATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LINOLEATE
The 9 tiles of LINOLEATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LINOLEATE
1 longer words begin with LINOLEATE.
Shorter words from the letters in LINOLEATE
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Common questions about LINOLEATE
- Is LINOLEATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINOLEATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINOLEATE worth?
- LINOLEATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINOLEATE mean?
- A salt or ester formed from linoleic acid, a fatty acid found in plant oils.
- What letters can be added to LINOLEATE?
- LINOLEATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LINOLEATE:
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