PENTENE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PENTENE 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 PENTENE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENTENE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pentenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENTENE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PENTENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 404,231.
What does PENTENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Any of several liquid hydrocarbons with five carbon atoms and one double bond.
A pentene belongs to the alkenes, which are more reactive than the matching alkanes because of that double bond. Isomers differ in where the bond sits in the chain. Industry meets pentene mainly in refining.
How PENTENE is used
Pentene is a chemical term for a five-carbon alkene.
- The student drew the structure of 1-pentene on the board.
- Pentene reacts readily with bromine.
- A mixture of pentene isomers came off the column.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENTENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENTENE
1 longer words begin with PENTENE.
Shorter words from the letters in PENTENE
Common questions about PENTENE
- Is PENTENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENTENE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENTENE worth?
- PENTENE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENTENE mean?
- Any of several liquid hydrocarbons with five carbon atoms and one double bond.
- What letters can be added to PENTENE?
- PENTENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PENTENE:
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