STERANE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STERANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STERANE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STERANE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STERANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
steranesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STERANE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STERANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,191.
What stands out about STERANE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 4 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 STERANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Any of a class of saturated hydrocarbons found in crude oil and rocks, derived from the sterols of ancient organisms.
Geochemists read steranes as molecular fossils, because their shapes reveal which living things left them behind. Finding them in old rock helps date the first appearance of certain life forms.
How STERANE is used
Sterane is a geochemistry term and is almost always met in the plural form steranes in research papers.
- The oil sample was rich in sterane compounds.
- Each sterane carries a trace of an ancient cell membrane.
- A sterane found in the shale suggested early algae.
- The team analysed the sterane content of the core.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STERANE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STERANE
The 7 tiles of STERANE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with STERANE
1 longer words begin with STERANE.
Shorter words from the letters in STERANE
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Common questions about STERANE
- Is STERANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STERANE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STERANE worth?
- STERANE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STERANE mean?
- Any of a class of saturated hydrocarbons found in crude oil and rocks, derived from the sterols of ancient organisms.
- What letters can be added to STERANE?
- STERANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STERANE:
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