THIONATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. THIONATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THIONATE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THIONATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THIONATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thionatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THIONATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in THIONATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THIONATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THIONATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester of a thionic acid, containing sulphur.
Thionate is a technical label from inorganic chemistry for sulphur-bearing salts. Its name hints at thio-, the prefix that signals sulphur in a compound. Most readers meet it only in textbooks and word games.
How THIONATE is used
Used in chemistry for a family of sulphur compounds, sometimes with a number such as tetrathionate.
- The student labelled the flask as a sodium thionate solution.
- Each thionate in the series has a different count of sulphur atoms.
- A thionate formed when the reaction was left in the warm room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THIONATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THIONATE
1 longer words begin with THIONATE.
Shorter words from the letters in THIONATE
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Common questions about THIONATE
- Is THIONATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THIONATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THIONATE worth?
- THIONATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THIONATE mean?
- A salt or ester of a thionic acid, containing sulphur.
- What letters can be added to THIONATE?
- THIONATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THIONATE:
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