PENTANOL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PENTANOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENTANOL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENTANOL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTANOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pentanolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENTANOL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PENTANOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENTANOL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENTANOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless liquid alcohol whose molecules contain five carbon atoms.
Pentanol exists in several isomeric forms, which chemists tell apart by where the hydroxyl group sits on the carbon chain. Industry uses it as a solvent and as a starting material for other compounds.
How PENTANOL is used
A chemistry term, found in laboratory and industrial texts.
- The sample was identified as pentanol by its boiling point.
- Pentanol dissolves many resins and paints.
- The chemist compared two isomers of pentanol.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENTANOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENTANOL
1 longer words begin with PENTANOL.
Shorter words from the letters in PENTANOL
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Common questions about PENTANOL
- Is PENTANOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENTANOL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENTANOL worth?
- PENTANOL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENTANOL mean?
- A colourless liquid alcohol whose molecules contain five carbon atoms.
- What letters can be added to PENTANOL?
- PENTANOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PENTANOL:
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