SILANE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SILANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILANE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILANE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
silanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILANE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SILANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What stands out about SILANE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SILANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A colourless, flammable gas composed of silicon and hydrogen, used chiefly in making semiconductors and thin-film coatings.
Silane is the simplest member of a family of silicon hydrides that chemists build by analogy with the alkane series of carbon compounds, so its name deliberately echoes methane and the other alkanes. Because it catches fire the moment it meets ordinary air, it must be stored and piped under strict controls in the semiconductor and solar industries that rely on it. Beyond the single compound, the same word is sometimes used as a general term for the wider class of silicon-hydrogen compounds. Its practical importance comes almost entirely from electronics manufacturing rather than everyday chemistry.
How SILANE is used
A specialist chemistry and industrial term, rarely met outside technical writing on electronics manufacturing.
- The chamber was filled with silane gas before the wafer was coated.
- Silane ignites spontaneously when exposed to ordinary air.
- Engineers monitor silane levels closely because the gas is highly reactive.
- Solar panel factories use silane to deposit thin silicon layers.
- The safety manual lists silane among the pyrophoric gases handled onsite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILANE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SILANE
The 6 tiles of SILANE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with SILANE
1 longer words begin with SILANE.
Shorter words from the letters in SILANE
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Common questions about SILANE
- Is SILANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILANE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILANE worth?
- SILANE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILANE mean?
- A colourless, flammable gas composed of silicon and hydrogen, used chiefly in making semiconductors and thin-film coatings.
- What letters can be added to SILANE?
- SILANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SILANE:
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