NITRILE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NITRILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NITRILE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NITRILE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NITRILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nitrilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NITRILE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NITRILE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What does NITRILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An organic compound that contains a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.
A nitrile is a building block in making plastics, rubber and medicines. Nitrile rubber, used in disposable gloves and seals, resists oils far better than natural rubber.
How NITRILE is used
Nitrile is a chemistry term, also heard in the name of nitrile gloves.
- Each nitrile molecule carries a cyanide group.
- The nurse put on a pair of nitrile gloves.
- Chemists made the nitrile from an alkyl halide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NITRILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NITRILE
The 7 tiles of NITRILE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NITRILE
1 longer words begin with NITRILE.
Shorter words from the letters in NITRILE
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Common questions about NITRILE
- Is NITRILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NITRILE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NITRILE worth?
- NITRILE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NITRILE mean?
- An organic compound that contains a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.
- What letters can be added to NITRILE?
- NITRILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NITRILE:
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