methane

1. An odorless, colorless, flammable gas, CH4, the major constituent of natural gas, that is used as a fuel and is an important source of hydrogen and a wide variety of organic compounds.

2. A colorless odorless flammable gaseous hydrocarbon CH that is a product of decomposition of organic matter and of the carbonization of coal, is used as a fuel and as a starting material in chemical synthesis, and is the simplest of the alkanes.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
methane	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ah	5
ma	4
me	4
ae	2
hm	7
he	5
ha	5
na	2
ne	2
ta	2
et	2
en	2
em	4
te	2
eh	5
am	4
an	2
at	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
man	5
mae	5
mat	5
meh	8
men	5
the	6
ten	3
met	5
tee	3
tea	3
nae	3
nah	6
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nee	3
net	3
nth	6
tan	3
tam	5
tae	3
ant	3
eth	6
eta	3
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hae	6
ham	8
hat	6
hem	8
hen	6
het	6
eat	3
ane	3
ate	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
name	6
than	7
thae	7
teen	4
teem	6
etna	4
eath	7
mete	6
ahem	9
nema	6
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ante	4
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team	6
then	7
haet	7
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hant	7
hate	7
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haem	9
thee	7
mane	6
mate	6
math	9
mean	6
meat	6
meet	6
meta	6
meth	9
them	9

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
thane	8
theme	10
ament	7
neath	8
eaten	5
enate	5
enema	7
menta	7
meant	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
anthem	11
ethane	9
hetmen	11
hetman	11

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
methane	12