SORBITOL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SORBITOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SORBITOL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SORBITOL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SORBITOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sorbitolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SORBITOL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SORBITOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SORBITOL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SORBITOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A sweet-tasting white crystalline alcohol found in some fruit and used as a sugar substitute.
Chewing gum and sugar-free sweets often contain sorbitol because it tastes sweet but is slower to digest. In large amounts it acts as a laxative, which is why some packets carry a warning.
How SORBITOL is used
Sorbitol is seen on food labels and in chemistry, almost always as a sweetener or additive.
- Sorbitol replaces sugar in many diabetic sweets.
- The gum is sweetened with sorbitol and mint.
- Eating too much sorbitol can upset the stomach.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SORBITOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SORBITOL
1 longer words begin with SORBITOL.
Shorter words from the letters in SORBITOL
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Common questions about SORBITOL
- Is SORBITOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SORBITOL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SORBITOL worth?
- SORBITOL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SORBITOL mean?
- A sweet-tasting white crystalline alcohol found in some fruit and used as a sugar substitute.
- What letters can be added to SORBITOL?
- SORBITOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SORBITOL:
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