SQUALENE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SQUALENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SQUALENE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SQUALENE is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SQUALENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
squalenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SQUALENE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SQUALENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SQUALENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SQUALENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An oily hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human skin oil, from which the body builds sterols.
Squalene gets its name from the dogfish sharks in whose livers it was first isolated. Today it turns up in skin-care products and as an ingredient in some vaccine formulations, and plant sources are also used.
How SQUALENE is used
The word squalene belongs to biochemistry and cosmetic labelling.
- The moisturiser lists squalene near the top of its ingredients.
- Squalene is a precursor of cholesterol in the body.
- Olive oil is one plant source of squalene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SQUALENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SQUALENE
1 longer words begin with SQUALENE.
Shorter words from the letters in SQUALENE
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Common questions about SQUALENE
- Is SQUALENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SQUALENE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SQUALENE worth?
- SQUALENE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SQUALENE mean?
- An oily hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human skin oil, from which the body builds sterols.
- What letters can be added to SQUALENE?
- SQUALENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SQUALENE:
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