Ethyne
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A colourless, highly flammable gas used principally in welding and as a starting material in organic chemical synthesis.
“The welding torch burned ethyne at extremely high temperatures to cut cleanly through the steel beam.”
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Contains TH digraph and Y, ends in -YNE which is uncommon in everyday English vocabulary
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Scores 12 points, Y (4 pts) and H (4 pts) together deliver strong value from a six-tile word
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