petrol

Noun

Gasoline; a refined petroleum product used as fuel.
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).

Verb

To fill or supply (a vehicle, etc.) with petrol.

Examples

Playing PETROL on a double letter for the ’T’ fueled his score substantially.

Origin / Etymology

From French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”).

Synonyms

gas, gasolene, gasoline

Scrabble Score: 8

petrol: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
petrol: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
petrol: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

petrol: valid Words With Friends Word