SORBENT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SORBENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SORBENT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SORBENT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SORBENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sorbentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SORBENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SORBENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does SORBENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A material that takes up another substance by absorption or adsorption.
Engineers choose a sorbent to clean air, water or spilled liquids, and activated carbon is a familiar example. The term covers both ways of capturing a substance, which is why it is handy when the exact mechanism is not important.
How SORBENT is used
Sorbent is used in chemistry, environmental cleanup and filtering.
- Crews spread a sorbent over the oil spill.
- Activated charcoal works as a sorbent for many gases.
- The sorbent must be replaced once it is full.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SORBENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SORBENT
The 7 tiles of SORBENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SORBENT
1 longer words begin with SORBENT.
Shorter words from the letters in SORBENT
Showing 40 of 207. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SORBENT
- Is SORBENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SORBENT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SORBENT worth?
- SORBENT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SORBENT mean?
- A material that takes up another substance by absorption or adsorption.
- What letters can be added to SORBENT?
- SORBENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SORBENT:
Open SORBENT in the Word Finder