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SULPHAS

7 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What SULPHAS Means

SULPHAS is a form of SULPHA, which means:

  1. noun: antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SULPHAS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 U1 L1 P3 H4 A1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In SULPHAS

100 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.

6 letter words (6)

5 letter words (20)

4 letter words (37)

3 letter words (27)

2 letter words (10)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.