SUCROSE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SUCROSE 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 SUCROSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUCROSE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUCROSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sucrosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUCROSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUCROSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What stands out about SUCROSE
- 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 SUCROSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The common sugar found in sugar cane and sugar beet, made of one glucose unit joined to one fructose unit.
Sucrose is what most kitchens know as plain white sugar. Plants make it in photosynthesis and store it in stems and roots. Chemists classify sucrose as a disaccharide, since splitting it gives two simpler sugars.
How SUCROSE is used
Used in chemistry, nutrition and food labelling for ordinary table sugar.
- The label lists sucrose as the main sweetener.
- Sugar beet is grown commercially to extract sucrose.
- Sucrose dissolves easily in hot water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUCROSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUCROSE
The 7 tiles of SUCROSE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SUCROSE
1 longer words begin with SUCROSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUCROSE
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Common questions about SUCROSE
- Is SUCROSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUCROSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUCROSE worth?
- SUCROSE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUCROSE mean?
- The common sugar found in sugar cane and sugar beet, made of one glucose unit joined to one fructose unit.
- What letters can be added to SUCROSE?
- SUCROSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUCROSE:
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