PROPENE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PROPENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROPENE?
| 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 PROPENE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROPENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
propenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROPENE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PROPENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842,149.
What does PROPENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless gaseous hydrocarbon obtained by cracking petroleum and used in making plastics and other chemicals.
Chemists place propene among the alkenes, meaning it has a double bond between two carbon atoms. That bond makes it far more reactive than propane and suits it to industrial synthesis.
How PROPENE is used
Used mainly in chemistry; the older name is propylene.
- Large plants crack oil to produce propene on an industrial scale.
- Polypropylene plastic is built from propene molecules.
- The double bond in propene lets it join long chains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROPENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PROPENE
The 7 tiles of PROPENE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PROPENE
1 longer words begin with PROPENE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROPENE
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Common questions about PROPENE
- Is PROPENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROPENE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROPENE worth?
- PROPENE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROPENE mean?
- A colourless gaseous hydrocarbon obtained by cracking petroleum and used in making plastics and other chemicals.
- What letters can be added to PROPENE?
- PROPENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PROPENE:
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