THIOCYANATE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. THIOCYANATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THIOCYANATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THIOCYANATE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THIOCYANATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thiocyanatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THIOCYANATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THIOCYANATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THIOCYANATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THIOCYANATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester of thiocyanic acid, containing the group made of sulphur, carbon and nitrogen.
Chemists test for iron with thiocyanate, because the two together give a blood-red colour. The thiocyanate ion also occurs naturally in small amounts in saliva.
How THIOCYANATE is used
A chemistry term, often followed by the name of a metal, as in potassium thiocyanate.
- Adding thiocyanate turned the solution deep red.
- Potassium thiocyanate is a common laboratory reagent.
- Traces of thiocyanate are present in human saliva.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THIOCYANATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THIOCYANATE
1 longer words begin with THIOCYANATE.
Shorter words from the letters in THIOCYANATE
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Common questions about THIOCYANATE
- Is THIOCYANATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THIOCYANATE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THIOCYANATE worth?
- THIOCYANATE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THIOCYANATE mean?
- A salt or ester of thiocyanic acid, containing the group made of sulphur, carbon and nitrogen.
- What letters can be added to THIOCYANATE?
- THIOCYANATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THIOCYANATE:
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