SULPHURISE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SULPHURISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SULPHURISE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SULPHURISE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULPHURISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SULPHURISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SULPHURISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SULPHURISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SULPHURISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
Britishtechnical
To treat, combine or impregnate with sulphur.
To sulphurise something is to expose it to sulphur or its compounds, as when rubber is hardened or dried fruit is preserved. The spelling with sulph is the usual British form of the verb.
How SULPHURISE is used
Chiefly British technical usage in chemistry, wine-making and manufacturing.
- Workers sulphurise the raw rubber to make it firmer.
- Some producers sulphurise dried apricots to keep their colour.
- Winemakers sulphurise the barrels before the wine goes in.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SULPHURISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SULPHURISE
2 longer words begin with SULPHURISE.
Shorter words from the letters in SULPHURISE
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Common questions about SULPHURISE
- Is SULPHURISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SULPHURISE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SULPHURISE worth?
- SULPHURISE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SULPHURISE mean?
- To treat, combine or impregnate with sulphur.
- What letters can be added to SULPHURISE?
- SULPHURISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SULPHURISE:
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