PERMANGANATE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PERMANGANATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERMANGANATE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERMANGANATE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERMANGANATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
permanganatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERMANGANATE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PERMANGANATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERMANGANATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERMANGANATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A deep purple salt of permanganic acid that acts as a strong oxidising agent.
In a laboratory permanganate is recognised by the vivid purple colour it gives to water, even in tiny amounts. Because it oxidises organic matter so readily, a weak permanganate solution has long been used to clean and disinfect.
How PERMANGANATE is used
Used mainly in chemistry and water treatment, usually as potassium permanganate.
- The solution turned pink as the permanganate was slowly diluted.
- A pinch of permanganate was enough to stain the beaker deep purple.
- The technician titrated the sample against permanganate to measure the iron content.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERMANGANATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERMANGANATE
1 longer words begin with PERMANGANATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PERMANGANATE
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Common questions about PERMANGANATE
- Is PERMANGANATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERMANGANATE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERMANGANATE worth?
- PERMANGANATE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERMANGANATE mean?
- A deep purple salt of permanganic acid that acts as a strong oxidising agent.
- What letters can be added to PERMANGANATE?
- PERMANGANATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PERMANGANATE:
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