CHLORINES

9 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What CHLORINES Means

CHLORINES is a form of CHLORINE, which means:

noun: a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CHLORINES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 H4 L1 O1 R1 I1 N1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In CHLORINES

607 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (8)

CEORLISH CHLORINE CHLORINS CHOLINES CHORINES HELICONS INCLOSER LICENSOR

7 letter words (33)

6 letter words (111)

5 letter words (179)

CEILS CEORL CEROS CHIEL CHILE CHINE CHINO CHINS CHIRL CHIRO CHOIR CHOLI CHORE CHOSE CIELS CINES CIONS CIRES CIRLS CLIES CLINE CLONE CLONS CLOSE COHEN COILS COINS COIRS COLES COLIN CONES CORES CORNI CORNS CORSE COSIE CRIES CRINE CRIOS CRISE CRONE ECHOS ELCHI ELOIN ELSIN ENOLS ENROL EORLS EOSIN ERICS HEILS HEIRS HELIO HELOS HERLS HERNS HERON HEROS HIRES HOERS HOISE HOLES HONER HONES HORIS HORNS HORSE HOSEL HOSEN HOSER ICERS ICHES ICHOR ICONS INCLE IRONE IRONS LEHRS LEIRS LEISH LENIS LENOS LIENS LIERS LINCH LINER LINES LINOS LIONS LOCHS LOINS LOIRS LONER LORES LORIC LORIS LOSEN LOSER NELIS NEROL NICER NICHE NICOL NIRLS NOELS NOILS NOIRS NOISE NOLES NORIS NOSER OCHER OCHES OCHRE OILER OLEIC OLEIN ONCER ONCES ONERS ORCIN ORIEL ORLES ORNIS OSIER RECON REINS RELIC REOIL RESIN RHIES RHINE RHINO RHONE RICES RIELS RILES RINES RINSE RISEN ROILS ROINS ROLES RONES ROSHI ROSIN SCION SCONE SCORE SCORN SEHRI SENOR SERIC SERIN SERON SHEOL SHIEL SHIER SHINE SHIRE SHOER SHONE SHORE SHORL SHORN SILEN SILER SINCE SIREN SIROC SLICE SLIER SNORE SOCLE SOLEI SOLER SONCE SONIC SOREL

4 letter words (165)

3 letter words (85)

CEL CHE CHI CIS COL CON COR COS ECH ECO EHS ELS ENS EON ERN ERS HEN HER HES HIC HIE HIN HIS HOC HOE HOI HON HOS ICE ICH INS ION IOS IRE ISH ISO LEI LES LIE LIN LIS LOR LOS NIE NIL NIS NOH NOR NOS OCH OES OHS OIL OIS OLE ONE ONS ORC ORE ORS OSE REC REH REI REN REO RES RHO RIN ROC ROE SEC SEI SEL SEN SER SHE SIC SIN SIR SOC SOH SOL SON SRI

2 letter words (26)

CH EH EL EN ER ES HE HI HO IN IO IS LI LO NE NO OE OH OI ON OR OS RE SH SI SO

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