NAPHTHALENE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. NAPHTHALENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAPHTHALENE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAPHTHALENE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAPHTHALENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
naphthalenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAPHTHALENE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NAPHTHALENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAPHTHALENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NAPHTHALENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A white crystalline substance obtained from coal tar, best known as the active ingredient in mothballs.
Naphthalene gives old wardrobes their sharp, chemical smell. Beyond moth control it serves as a starting material for dyes and plastics, and it slowly turns straight from solid into vapour.
How NAPHTHALENE is used
Used in chemistry and in everyday talk about mothballs.
- The coats smelled strongly of naphthalene.
- Naphthalene is made from coal tar.
- Keep naphthalene away from children and pets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAPHTHALENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAPHTHALENE
1 longer words begin with NAPHTHALENE.
Shorter words from the letters in NAPHTHALENE
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Common questions about NAPHTHALENE
- Is NAPHTHALENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAPHTHALENE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAPHTHALENE worth?
- NAPHTHALENE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAPHTHALENE mean?
- A white crystalline substance obtained from coal tar, best known as the active ingredient in mothballs.
- What letters can be added to NAPHTHALENE?
- NAPHTHALENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NAPHTHALENE:
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