ACYL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ACYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACYL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACYL is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACYL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ACYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about ACYL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical group derived from an organic acid.
Acyl names the part of an acid left when one group is removed, and it appears in the names of thousands of compounds. Aspirin works by attaching one of them to an enzyme.
How ACYL is used
Countable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- An acyl group is what remains when the acid loses one part.
- The word acyl appears in thousands of compound names.
- Aspirin attaches an acyl group to an enzyme.
- Two acyl groups on the same molecule behave differently.
- The name acyl says what was removed and not what was added.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACYL
The 4 tiles of ACYL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ACYL
9 longer words begin with ACYL.
Shorter words from the letters in ACYL
Common questions about ACYL
- Is ACYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACYL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACYL worth?
- ACYL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACYL mean?
- A chemical group derived from an organic acid.
- What letters can be added to ACYL?
- ACYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ACYL:
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