NAPHTHENE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NAPHTHENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAPHTHENE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAPHTHENE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAPHTHENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
naphthenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAPHTHENE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NAPHTHENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAPHTHENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NAPHTHENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Any hydrocarbon found in petroleum whose molecules contain a saturated ring of carbon atoms.
Refiners care about naphthene content because it affects the quality of fuels and lubricating oils. Cyclohexane is a simple example. The class is also known by the more systematic name cycloalkane.
How NAPHTHENE is used
Naphthene is used in petroleum chemistry and refining.
- Crude oil from this field is rich in naphthene.
- A naphthene ring has no double bonds between its carbon atoms.
- The lubricant is made from a naphthene base stock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAPHTHENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAPHTHENE
1 longer words begin with NAPHTHENE.
Shorter words from the letters in NAPHTHENE
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Common questions about NAPHTHENE
- Is NAPHTHENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAPHTHENE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAPHTHENE worth?
- NAPHTHENE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAPHTHENE mean?
- Any hydrocarbon found in petroleum whose molecules contain a saturated ring of carbon atoms.
- What letters can be added to NAPHTHENE?
- NAPHTHENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NAPHTHENE:
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