Is SAPONIFICATION a word?
SAPONIFICATION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words With Friends, has 14 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SAPONIFICATION is a valid word.
What does saponification mean?
noun: a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap).
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SAPONIFICATION: word details
- Pronunciation: suh-pah-nuh-fuh-KAY-shuhn (approx., 6 syllables)
- Length: 14 letters, a long word. It is one of 9,202 14-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 21 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 25 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 saponification
Words you can make from the letters of saponification.
Solve a whole rack, not just SAPONIFICATION
SAPONIFICATION 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 SAPONIFICATION mean?
SAPONIFICATION is a noun. It means: a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap).
Is SAPONIFICATION a valid word?
Yes, SAPONIFICATION is a valid word. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 25 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.