TOLAN is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TOLAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOLAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOLAN is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOLAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOLAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TOLAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about TOLAN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 TOLAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A white crystalline organic compound made from two phenyl groups joined by a triple carbon-carbon bond.
Tolan is chiefly of interest to organic chemists as a building block in synthesis rather than as a substance with any everyday use of its own. It belongs to the same family of compounds as acetylene, since it can be thought of as acetylene with a phenyl ring attached to each end of the triple bond. Chemists sometimes derive further compounds from tolan by reactions across its central bond, producing coloured dyes and other materials used only in laboratories. The alternative spelling tolane appears about as often as tolan in chemical literature.
How TOLAN is used
A specialised term in organic chemistry, rarely met outside laboratory or academic writing; also spelled tolane.
- The student synthesised tolan during an organic chemistry practical.
- Tolan reacts further to give a range of coloured derivatives.
- The paper described a new method for preparing tolan in high yield.
- Chemists sometimes call the same compound tolane instead of tolan.
- A sample of tolan crystallised as fine white needles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOLAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOLAN
The 5 tiles of TOLAN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TOLAN
3 longer words begin with TOLAN.
Words ending in TOLAN
2 words end in TOLAN. Useful as a back hook: play TOLAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with TOLAN inside
7 words contain TOLAN in the middle. Words that start with TOLAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TOLAN
Common questions about TOLAN
- Is TOLAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOLAN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOLAN worth?
- TOLAN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOLAN mean?
- A white crystalline organic compound made from two phenyl groups joined by a triple carbon-carbon bond.
- What letters can be added to TOLAN?
- TOLAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TOLAN:
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