SULFONATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SULFONATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SULFONATE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SULFONATE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULFONATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SULFONATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SULFONATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SULFONATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SULFONATE
- All 9 letters of SULFONATE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SULFONATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester made from a sulfonic acid.
Many detergents rely on a sulfonate to lift grease, because one end of the molecule loves water and the other loves oil. As a verb the same word means to introduce that group into a compound.
How SULFONATE is used
Chemists write sulfonate for the compound; it also works as a verb for the reaction.
- The cleaner contains a sulfonate that cuts through oil.
- Each sulfonate in the mixture was tested for stability.
- Dyes often carry a sulfonate group so they dissolve in water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SULFONATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SULFONATE
2 longer words begin with SULFONATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SULFONATE
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Common questions about SULFONATE
- Is SULFONATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SULFONATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SULFONATE worth?
- SULFONATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SULFONATE mean?
- A salt or ester made from a sulfonic acid.
- What letters can be added to SULFONATE?
- SULFONATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SULFONATE:
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