The word lactone is a valid scrabble word

2 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • lactone n. (Organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.
  • (In French) lactone n.f. (Biochimie) Un hétérocycle oxygéné, provenant de la cyclisation…

14 valid words from 2 definitions

ACID CHEMISTRY CYCLIC CYCLISATION DE DERIVED ESTER FROM HETEROCYCLE HYDROXY INTRAMOLECULAR LA ORGANIC UN

3 invalid words from 2 definitions

BIOCHIMIE OXYGENE PROVENANT

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ACT ACTON LA LAC NE ON ONE TO TON TONE

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AL CAL EN NO NOT

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

LACTOSE

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

LACTONES

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

SPIRONOLACTONES

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

SPIRONOLACTONE

9 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B BALCONET
+F CONFLATE FALCONET
+G OCTANGLE
+O ECOTONAL
+P CONEPATL
+S LACTONES
+U CLEANOUT
+V COVALENT

8 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-C ETALON TOLANE
-E COLTAN
-L OCTANE
-N LOCATE
-O CANTLE CENTAL LANCET

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 14022 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 64331 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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