VINYLIDENE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. VINYLIDENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VINYLIDENE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VINYLIDENE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VINYLIDENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vinylidenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VINYLIDENE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in VINYLIDENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VINYLIDENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VINYLIDENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A divalent chemical group, CH2=C, formed from ethylene by removing two hydrogen atoms from one carbon.
Vinylidene appears in the names of plastics such as polyvinylidene chloride, used in food wrap. Chemists treat it as a building block of polymers.
How VINYLIDENE is used
Used in organic chemistry and plastics science.
- The polymer contains a vinylidene unit.
- Vinylidene chloride is the basis of some clingfilm.
- The textbook drew the vinylidene group with a double bond.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VINYLIDENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VINYLIDENE
1 longer words begin with VINYLIDENE.
Shorter words from the letters in VINYLIDENE
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Common questions about VINYLIDENE
- Is VINYLIDENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VINYLIDENE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VINYLIDENE worth?
- VINYLIDENE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VINYLIDENE mean?
- A divalent chemical group, CH2=C, formed from ethylene by removing two hydrogen atoms from one carbon.
- What letters can be added to VINYLIDENE?
- VINYLIDENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of VINYLIDENE:
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