NAPHTHA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NAPHTHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAPHTHA?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAPHTHA is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAPHTHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
naphthasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAPHTHA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NAPHTHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does NAPHTHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from coal, shale or petroleum, used as a solvent and fuel.
Industry has long relied on naphtha as a feedstock for chemicals and as a cleaning solvent. It evaporates quickly, so handling it demands good ventilation.
How NAPHTHA is used
Naphtha is a technical term in the oil and chemical industries and in lamp and stove fuels.
- The workshop smelled strongly of naphtha.
- Naphtha is a key raw material for making plastics.
- He cleaned the old tools with a rag soaked in naphtha.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAPHTHA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAPHTHA
16 longer words begin with NAPHTHA.
Shorter words from the letters in NAPHTHA
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Common questions about NAPHTHA
- Is NAPHTHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAPHTHA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAPHTHA worth?
- NAPHTHA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAPHTHA mean?
- A flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from coal, shale or petroleum, used as a solvent and fuel.
- What letters can be added to NAPHTHA?
- NAPHTHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NAPHTHA:
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