SAPONIFIER is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SAPONIFIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPONIFIER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPONIFIER is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPONIFIER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saponifiersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAPONIFIER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SAPONIFIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPONIFIER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAPONIFIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
An agent, such as a strong alkali, that turns fats or oils into soap.
A saponifier is the chemical doing the work in soapmaking, where lye reacts with fat to form soap and glycerine. Industry also uses the term for any reagent that breaks down an ester. Home soapmakers handle the saponifier with great care.
How SAPONIFIER is used
Saponifier is a chemistry term used in soapmaking and industrial processing.
- Sodium hydroxide serves as the saponifier in this recipe.
- The manual lists each saponifier and its safe handling rules.
- A strong saponifier must be measured with great precision.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPONIFIER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAPONIFIER
1 longer words begin with SAPONIFIER.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPONIFIER
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Common questions about SAPONIFIER
- Is SAPONIFIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPONIFIER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPONIFIER worth?
- SAPONIFIER is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPONIFIER mean?
- An agent, such as a strong alkali, that turns fats or oils into soap.
- What letters can be added to SAPONIFIER?
- SAPONIFIER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SAPONIFIER:
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