METHANAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. METHANAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METHANAL?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METHANAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METHANAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
methanalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METHANAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in METHANAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METHANAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METHANAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A colourless gas with a sharp smell, made by oxidizing methanol and better known as formaldehyde.
Methanal is the systematic chemical name, the form used in textbooks and lab work, while everyday talk prefers formaldehyde. Dissolved in water it becomes the preserving fluid known as formalin.
How METHANAL is used
Methanal is the systematic name used in chemistry teaching.
- The students drew the structure of methanal on the board.
- Methanal dissolves readily in water to give a preservative solution.
- Fumes of methanal irritate the eyes and nose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METHANAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METHANAL
1 longer words begin with METHANAL.
Shorter words from the letters in METHANAL
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Common questions about METHANAL
- Is METHANAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METHANAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METHANAL worth?
- METHANAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METHANAL mean?
- A colourless gas with a sharp smell, made by oxidizing methanol and better known as formaldehyde.
- What letters can be added to METHANAL?
- METHANAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of METHANAL:
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