Is NAPHTHALENE a word?
NAPHTHALENE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends, has 11 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, NAPHTHALENE is a valid word.
What does naphthalene mean?
noun: a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
NAPHTHALENE: word details
- Pronunciation: NAF-thuh-leen (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 11 letters, a long word. It is one of 28,045 11-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 19 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 21 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside naphthalene
Words you can make from the letters of naphthalene.
Solve a whole rack, not just NAPHTHALENE
NAPHTHALENE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does NAPHTHALENE mean?
NAPHTHALENE is a noun. It means: a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs.
Is NAPHTHALENE a valid word?
Yes, NAPHTHALENE is a valid word. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.