ACYLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ACYLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACYLATE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACYLATE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACYLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACYLATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACYLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does ACYLATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
chemistry
To introduce an acyl group into a molecule.
Organic chemists acylate alcohols, amines and rings to build esters, amides and ketones. The reaction usually uses an acid chloride or anhydride and is a basic step in making many drugs and dyes.
How ACYLATE is used
Acylate is a laboratory term used in organic chemistry papers.
- The team will acylate the amine in the second step.
- It is easy to acylate the alcohol with acetic anhydride.
- Chemists acylate the ring before closing it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACYLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACYLATE
2 longer words begin with ACYLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACYLATE
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Common questions about ACYLATE
- Is ACYLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACYLATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACYLATE worth?
- ACYLATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACYLATE mean?
- To introduce an acyl group into a molecule.
- What letters can be added to ACYLATE?
- ACYLATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACYLATE:
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