ACIDOPHIL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ACIDOPHIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACIDOPHIL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACIDOPHIL is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACIDOPHIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACIDOPHIL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ACIDOPHIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACIDOPHIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACIDOPHIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A cell or organism that stains readily with acid dyes or thrives in acidic surroundings.
In pituitary histology an acidophil is one of the cells taking up the red stain, in contrast to the basic-staining kinds. In microbiology the same word is applied to microbes that prefer acid conditions.
How ACIDOPHIL is used
Acidophil is a laboratory term found in biology and medical texts.
- Under the microscope the acidophil showed bright pink granules.
- The bacterium is an acidophil that grows best in sour soil.
- Each acidophil in the sample took up the eosin stain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACIDOPHIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACIDOPHIL
The 9 tiles of ACIDOPHIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ACIDOPHIL
7 longer words begin with ACIDOPHIL.
Shorter words from the letters in ACIDOPHIL
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Common questions about ACIDOPHIL
- Is ACIDOPHIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACIDOPHIL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACIDOPHIL worth?
- ACIDOPHIL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACIDOPHIL mean?
- A cell or organism that stains readily with acid dyes or thrives in acidic surroundings.
- What letters can be added to ACIDOPHIL?
- ACIDOPHIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ACIDOPHIL:
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