SAFROLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SAFROLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAFROLE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAFROLE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAFROLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
safrolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAFROLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAFROLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does SAFROLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless or pale yellow oily liquid obtained from sassafras oil.
Safrole was once used in perfume, soap and root-beer flavouring because of its sweet smell. Health authorities later limited it as a possible cause of liver damage. Chemists also treat it as a starting material for other compounds.
How SAFROLE is used
Safrole is a chemistry term for an aromatic oil from sassafras and some other plants.
- Safrole gives sassafras oil its warm, sweet smell.
- Regulators restricted safrole in food and drink.
- The lab measured the safrole content of the oil.
- Perfume makers once used safrole in cheap soaps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAFROLE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAFROLE
The 7 tiles of SAFROLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SAFROLE
1 longer words begin with SAFROLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SAFROLE
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Common questions about SAFROLE
- Is SAFROLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAFROLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAFROLE worth?
- SAFROLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAFROLE mean?
- A colourless or pale yellow oily liquid obtained from sassafras oil.
- What letters can be added to SAFROLE?
- SAFROLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAFROLE:
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