REDUCTANT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. REDUCTANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDUCTANT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDUCTANT is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDUCTANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reductantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDUCTANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in REDUCTANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REDUCTANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REDUCTANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A substance that gives up electrons to another in a chemical reaction, causing that other substance to be reduced.
A reductant is itself oxidised in the process. Metals such as zinc and substances like hydrogen are common examples, and photographers once used one to thin out a dense negative.
How REDUCTANT is used
Technical term from chemistry and photography; reducing agent means the same as reductant.
- Carbon acts as a reductant in the smelting of iron ore.
- The chemist chose a mild reductant for the experiment.
- Zinc is a strong reductant in acid solution.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDUCTANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REDUCTANT
The 9 tiles of REDUCTANT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with REDUCTANT
1 longer words begin with REDUCTANT.
Shorter words from the letters in REDUCTANT
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Common questions about REDUCTANT
- Is REDUCTANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDUCTANT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDUCTANT worth?
- REDUCTANT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDUCTANT mean?
- A substance that gives up electrons to another in a chemical reaction, causing that other substance to be reduced.
- What letters can be added to REDUCTANT?
- REDUCTANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of REDUCTANT:
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