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Is petroleum a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word petroleum is a Scrabble US word. The word petroleum is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is petroleum a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word petroleum is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

P3E1T1R1O1L1E1U1M3

Is petroleum a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word petroleum is a Words With Friends word. The word petroleum is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

PETROLEUM,

8-letter words (1 found)

PREMOULT,

7-letter words (10 found)

EELPOUT,LEPTOME,MOULTER,OUTPEER,PERMUTE,PLEROME,PLOUTER,POULTER,PREMOLT,TEMPORE,

6-letter words (36 found)

ELOPER,ELUTOR,EMOTER,LUMPER,MELTER,MERLOT,METEOR,METOPE,MOLTER,MOUTER,OMELET,OUTLER,PELMET,PELTER,PETREL,PETROL,POUTER,PUMELO,RELUME,REMELT,REMOTE,REPLOT,REPLUM,REPUTE,ROUPET,RUMPLE,RUMPOT,TELOME,TEMPER,TEMPLE,TOUPEE,TROMPE,TROULE,TROUPE,TUPELO,UPTORE,

5-letter words (62 found)

ELOPE,ELUTE,EMOTE,EMULE,EMURE,ERUPT,LEMUR,LEPER,LETUP,LOPER,LOUPE,LOURE,LUTER,MEREL,MERLE,METER,METOL,METRE,METRO,MOPER,MOREL,MOTEL,MOULT,MPRET,MUTER,OLEUM,OPTER,OUTER,OUTRE,PETER,PETRE,PLUME,PLUOT,PLUTO,POLER,POULE,POULT,PROEM,PROLE,PROUL,PULER,PULMO,PUREE,RELET,REMET,REPEL,REPOT,RETEM,ROULE,ROUTE,RUMPO,RUPEE,TEMPO,TOPEE,TOPER,TROMP,TROPE,TRUMP,TUMOR,TUPLE,TURME,UPTER,

4-letter words (109 found)

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3-letter words (77 found)

EEL,ELM,ELT,EME,EMO,EMU,ERE,ERM,LEE,LEP,LET,LEU,LOP,LOR,LOT,LOU,LUM,LUR,MEE,MEL,MET,MEU,MOE,MOL,MOP,MOR,MOT,MOU,MUT,OLE,OLM,OPE,OPT,ORE,ORT,OUP,OUR,OUT,PEE,PEL,PER,PET,PLU,POL,POM,POT,PRE,PRO,PUL,PUR,PUT,REE,REM,REO,REP,RET,ROE,ROM,ROT,RUE,RUM,RUT,TEE,TEL,TOE,TOM,TOP,TOR,TUM,TUP,ULE,UME,UMP,UPO,URE,URP,UTE,

2-letter words (23 found)

EE,EL,EM,ER,ET,LO,ME,MO,MU,OE,OM,OP,OR,OU,PE,PO,RE,TE,TO,UM,UP,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 320 words from petroleum according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of petroleum

petroleum

Alternative forms

  • petrolaeum (archaic)
  • petrolæum (archaic)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /pəˈtɹoʊliəm/

Noun

petroleum (countable and uncountable, plural petroleums or petrolea)

  1. A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.
    Synonyms: crude oil, oil

Derived terms

Related terms

  • (not a synonym) petrol (gasoline, gas)
  • linoleum

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pe‧tro‧le‧um

Noun

petroleum m (uncountable)

  1. petroleum

Synonyms

  • aardolie
  • ruwe olie

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: petroleum

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch petroleum, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pe.troˈleu.m]
  • Hyphenation: pét‧ro‧lé‧um

Noun

petroleum or pétroléum

  1. petroleum.
    Synonym: minyak bumi

Further reading

  • “petroleum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Swedish

Noun

petroleum n or c

  1. petroleum
  2. (Finland) kerosene, (UK) paraffin
    Synonym: fotogen

Declension

See also

  • bitumen
  • fotogen
  • vaselin

References

  • petroleum in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • petroleum in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • petroleum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org