PRISTANE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PRISTANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRISTANE?
| 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 PRISTANE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRISTANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pristanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRISTANE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PRISTANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRISTANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PRISTANE
- All 8 letters of PRISTANE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PRISTANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless saturated hydrocarbon oil found in shark livers and some other marine animals.
Pristane is used in laboratories, for example to provoke immune reactions in mice for research. Its name comes from its source in marine liver oils.
How PRISTANE is used
Pristane is a chemical and biological term.
- The mice were injected with pristane.
- Pristane is a combustible oil.
- Chemists extracted pristane from shark liver oil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRISTANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRISTANE
The 8 tiles of PRISTANE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with PRISTANE
1 longer words begin with PRISTANE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRISTANE
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Common questions about PRISTANE
- Is PRISTANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRISTANE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRISTANE worth?
- PRISTANE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRISTANE mean?
- A colourless saturated hydrocarbon oil found in shark livers and some other marine animals.
- What letters can be added to PRISTANE?
- PRISTANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PRISTANE:
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