TOXAPHENE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. TOXAPHENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOXAPHENE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOXAPHENE is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOXAPHENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
toxaphenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOXAPHENE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TOXAPHENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOXAPHENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TOXAPHENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A persistent chlorinated insecticide made from camphene, a waxy amber solid with a pine-like odour.
Toxaphene was once widely sprayed on cotton and other crops, but it lingers in soil and builds up in living creatures, which led to bans in many countries. It now turns up mostly in environmental and health reports.
How TOXAPHENE is used
A technical term for an agricultural chemical, usually discussed in a historical or regulatory context.
- Toxaphene residues were found in fish from the lake decades after its use stopped.
- The ban on toxaphene followed concerns about its effect on wildlife.
- Farmers once relied on toxaphene to control cotton pests.
- Soil tests detected toxaphene on the old farmland.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOXAPHENE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOXAPHENE
1 longer words begin with TOXAPHENE.
Shorter words from the letters in TOXAPHENE
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Common questions about TOXAPHENE
- Is TOXAPHENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOXAPHENE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOXAPHENE worth?
- TOXAPHENE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOXAPHENE mean?
- A persistent chlorinated insecticide made from camphene, a waxy amber solid with a pine-like odour.
- What letters can be added to TOXAPHENE?
- TOXAPHENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TOXAPHENE:
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