ACIDOPHILIC is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. ACIDOPHILIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACIDOPHILIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACIDOPHILIC is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACIDOPHILIC
No single letter turns ACIDOPHILIC into another word.
How ACIDOPHILIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ACIDOPHILIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACIDOPHILIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACIDOPHILIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalmedical
Thriving in acidic conditions, or readily taking up acid dyes when stained.
Acidophilic organisms such as some bacteria and mosses live happily where most life would struggle. In the laboratory the word also describes cell parts that stain pink or red with acid dyes.
How ACIDOPHILIC is used
Used in biology, microbiology and histology rather than in everyday talk.
- The acidophilic bacteria flourished in the sulphur spring.
- Under the microscope the acidophilic granules stained bright red.
- Blueberries are an acidophilic crop that needs sour soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACIDOPHILIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ACIDOPHILIC
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Common questions about ACIDOPHILIC
- Is ACIDOPHILIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACIDOPHILIC, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACIDOPHILIC worth?
- ACIDOPHILIC is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACIDOPHILIC mean?
- Thriving in acidic conditions, or readily taking up acid dyes when stained.
- What letters can be added to ACIDOPHILIC?
- No single letter can be added to ACIDOPHILIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ACIDOPHILIC:
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