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CREOSOTE

8 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What CREOSOTE Means

  1. noun: a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
  2. noun: a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
  3. verb: treat with creosote“creosoted wood”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CREOSOTE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 R1 E1 O1 S1 O1 T1 E1.

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