RESORCINOL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RESORCINOL 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 RESORCINOL?
| 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 RESORCINOL is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESORCINOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
resorcinolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESORCINOL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RESORCINOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESORCINOL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RESORCINOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless crystalline phenol used in dyes, resins, cosmetics and skin treatments.
Resorcinol turns up in acne creams and dandruff shampoos as well as in industrial dye making. Its chemistry is that of a benzene ring carrying two hydroxyl groups.
How RESORCINOL is used
A technical word from chemistry and pharmacy.
- The cream contains resorcinol to treat acne.
- Resorcinol is used in making certain dyes.
- The chemist weighed out a sample of resorcinol.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESORCINOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RESORCINOL
1 longer words begin with RESORCINOL.
Shorter words from the letters in RESORCINOL
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Common questions about RESORCINOL
- Is RESORCINOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESORCINOL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESORCINOL worth?
- RESORCINOL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESORCINOL mean?
- A colourless crystalline phenol used in dyes, resins, cosmetics and skin treatments.
- What letters can be added to RESORCINOL?
- RESORCINOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RESORCINOL:
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