ACYLOIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ACYLOIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACYLOIN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACYLOIN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACYLOIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acyloinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACYLOIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACYLOIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does ACYLOIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
An organic compound with a hydroxyl group on the carbon next to a carbonyl group.
Acyloins are alpha-hydroxy ketones and are best known from the acyloin condensation, in which esters are joined by sodium metal. The reaction is valued for closing large carbon rings that are hard to make otherwise.
How ACYLOIN is used
Acyloin appears in organic chemistry texts, usually in the name of the condensation reaction.
- The acyloin condensation produced a ten-membered ring.
- Each acyloin in the series carries a hydroxyl next to a carbonyl.
- The student drew an acyloin on the board.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACYLOIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACYLOIN
1 longer words begin with ACYLOIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ACYLOIN
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Common questions about ACYLOIN
- Is ACYLOIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACYLOIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACYLOIN worth?
- ACYLOIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACYLOIN mean?
- An organic compound with a hydroxyl group on the carbon next to a carbonyl group.
- What letters can be added to ACYLOIN?
- ACYLOIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACYLOIN:
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