ROTENONE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ROTENONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROTENONE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROTENONE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROTENONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rotenonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROTENONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROTENONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROTENONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROTENONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A white crystalline substance taken from the roots of derris and related plants, used as an insecticide and fish poison.
Rotenone is toxic to insects and fish but far less dangerous to mammals, which made it popular with gardeners. Its use has been restricted in many places because of concerns about wider harm, so rotenone is now more often mentioned in history and regulation than in shops.
How ROTENONE is used
Rotenone is named in gardening, fisheries and chemistry texts about natural pesticides.
- Old garden books recommend rotenone dust against caterpillars.
- Fisheries staff once used rotenone to clear unwanted fish from a pond.
- The root extract contains rotenone, which interferes with how cells use oxygen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROTENONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROTENONE
1 longer words begin with ROTENONE.
Shorter words from the letters in ROTENONE
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Common questions about ROTENONE
- Is ROTENONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROTENONE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROTENONE worth?
- ROTENONE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROTENONE mean?
- A white crystalline substance taken from the roots of derris and related plants, used as an insecticide and fish poison.
- What letters can be added to ROTENONE?
- ROTENONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROTENONE:
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