PHYTANE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PHYTANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHYTANE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHYTANE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHYTANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phytanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHYTANE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PHYTANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does PHYTANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless hydrocarbon found in petroleum and ancient rocks, formed from the breakdown of chlorophyll.
Geochemists study phytane because it acts as a marker for the plant matter that gave rise to oil. A ratio of phytane to a related compound helps show how the source rock was formed.
How PHYTANE is used
Phytane is a specialist word from organic geochemistry and oil exploration.
- Phytane was detected in the sample of crude oil.
- The ratio of phytane to pristane tells scientists about the ancient environment.
- Traces of phytane remain in rocks that are millions of years old.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHYTANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHYTANE
1 longer words begin with PHYTANE.
Shorter words from the letters in PHYTANE
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Common questions about PHYTANE
- Is PHYTANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHYTANE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHYTANE worth?
- PHYTANE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHYTANE mean?
- A colourless hydrocarbon found in petroleum and ancient rocks, formed from the breakdown of chlorophyll.
- What letters can be added to PHYTANE?
- PHYTANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PHYTANE:
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