OCTANOL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OCTANOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCTANOL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCTANOL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCTANOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
octanolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCTANOL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OCTANOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 220,563.
What does OCTANOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Any alcohol whose molecule contains a chain of eight carbon atoms.
Octanol exists in several isomeric forms, which differ in where the hydroxyl group sits on the chain. Industry values it as a colourless liquid with a faint scent, used in perfumes and plastics.
How OCTANOL is used
Octanol is a chemistry term used in lab work and industrial descriptions.
- The chemist measured how well the drug dissolved in octanol.
- A flask of octanol stood on the shelf.
- Octanol is used as a solvent in some fragrance products.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCTANOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OCTANOL
The 7 tiles of OCTANOL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OCTANOL
1 longer words begin with OCTANOL.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTANOL
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Common questions about OCTANOL
- Is OCTANOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCTANOL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCTANOL worth?
- OCTANOL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCTANOL mean?
- Any alcohol whose molecule contains a chain of eight carbon atoms.
- What letters can be added to OCTANOL?
- OCTANOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OCTANOL:
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