PETROLEUM

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Petroleum

Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists in the upper strata of the earth, from whence it is pumped, or forced by pressure of the gas attending it. It consists of a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the methane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition, and properties. It is refined by distillation, and the products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc.

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PETROLEUM is valid in Scrabble and most word games!
Scrabble Point Values

Total possible words using these letters:

3 Letter Words
  • EEL - 3 points
  • ELM - 5 points
  • EME - 5 points
  • EMU - 5 points
  • ERE - 3 points
  • ...and 51 more
7 Letter Words
  • EELPOUT - 9 points
  • MOULTER - 9 points
  • PERMUTE - 11 points
  • POULTER - 9 points
  • PREMOLT - 11 points
2 Letter Words
  • EL - 2 points
  • EM - 4 points
  • ER - 2 points
  • ET - 2 points
  • LO - 2 points
  • ...and 13 more
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