The word ethane is a valid scrabble word

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

  • ethane n. (Organic chemistry, uncountable) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and…
  • ethane n. (Organic chemistry, countable) The same compound, subjected to modification by replacing one or more…
  • (In French) éthane n.m. (Biochimie) Hydrocarbure saturé de la famille des paraffines…

27 valid words from 3 definitions

ALIPHATIC AN AND AT BY CHEMISTRY COMPOUND COUNTABLE DE FAMILLE GASEOUS HYDROCARBON LA MODIFICATION MORE NORMAL ONE OR ORGANIC PARAFFINES REPLACING SAME SUBJECTED TEMPERATURES THE TO UNCOUNTABLE

4 invalid words from 3 definitions

BIOCHIMIE DES HYDROCARBURE SATURE

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

AN ANE ET ETH HA HAN NE THAN THANE

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

AH EN NA NAH TE

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

ETHENE ETHYNE

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ETHNE THANE

4 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

ETHANES ETHANEDIOL ETHANEDIOIC ETHANEDIOLS

13 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

METHANES URETHANED URETHANES DIAZOMETHANES ETHOXYETHANES NITROMETHANES POLYURETHANES CHLOROMETHANES SULFONMETHANES DICHLOROETHANES SULPHONMETHANES TRIHALOMETHANES TRIIODOMETHANES

16 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

METHANE URETHANE DIAZOMETHANE ETHOXYETHANE NITROMETHANE POLYURETHANE CHLOROMETHANE SULFONMETHANE DICHLOROETHANE SULPHONMETHANE TRIHALOMETHANE TRIIODOMETHANE DICHLOROMETHANE HEXACHLORETHANE TRIBROMOMETHANE TRICHLOROETHANE

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

+B BENEATH
+D NETHEAD
+G THENAGE
+H HEATHEN
+K THANKEE
+L LETHEAN
+M METHANE
+P HAPTENE HEPTANE PHENATE
+R EARTHEN HEARTEN
+S ETHANES
+W WHEATEN

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

-A ETHNE
-E AHENT NEATH THANE
-H EATEN ENATE
-N EATHE

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 934 chance (0.11%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 3982 chance (0.03%).

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  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • 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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