NITRIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NITRIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NITRIL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NITRIL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NITRIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NITRIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NITRIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does NITRIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An alternative spelling of nitrile, an organic compound whose molecule contains a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.
Chemists build a nitril by attaching the characteristic carbon-nitrogen group to an alkyl chain, and the resulting compounds range from small industrial solvents to the raw material used to make certain synthetic rubbers. The spelling nitril appears mainly in older or non-English-influenced chemical writing, while nitrile is now the standard form in current English usage. Either spelling describes the same class of compound, related to but distinct from an amine or an amide, which attach nitrogen to carbon in a different arrangement. The rubber made from this chemical family gives its name to the disposable gloves used in laboratories and clinics.
How NITRIL is used
Chemistry term, now mostly replaced in English by the spelling nitrile; met chiefly in older or specialist texts.
- The label listed the compound as a nitril rather than the more usual nitrile.
- Older German-influenced textbooks often use nitril for this class of chemical.
- A nitril molecule carries the same carbon-nitrogen triple bond as a nitrile.
- The factory produced a nitril used as a solvent in industrial cleaning.
- Chemists synthesised the nitril from an amide by removing a molecule of water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NITRIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NITRIL
The 6 tiles of NITRIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NITRIL
3 longer words begin with NITRIL.
Shorter words from the letters in NITRIL
Common questions about NITRIL
- Is NITRIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NITRIL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NITRIL worth?
- NITRIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NITRIL mean?
- An alternative spelling of nitrile, an organic compound whose molecule contains a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.
- What letters can be added to NITRIL?
- NITRIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NITRIL:
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