POLYENE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POLYENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLYENE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYENE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polyenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYENE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POLYENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 315,806.
What does POLYENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An organic compound whose molecule contains several carbon-carbon double bonds.
Chemists study the polyene chain because alternating single and double bonds make many of these molecules coloured. Some antifungal medicines belong to the polyene family. The name literally means many double bonds.
How POLYENE is used
Polyene is a term from organic chemistry and pharmacology.
- Carotene is a natural polyene that gives carrots their colour.
- The antifungal drug is a polyene antibiotic.
- Each polyene in the series absorbs light at a longer wavelength.
- The lecture compared a simple alkene with a long polyene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLYENE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLYENE
1 longer words begin with POLYENE.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYENE
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Common questions about POLYENE
- Is POLYENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYENE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYENE worth?
- POLYENE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLYENE mean?
- An organic compound whose molecule contains several carbon-carbon double bonds.
- What letters can be added to POLYENE?
- POLYENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POLYENE:
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