ALKYL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALKYL 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 ALKYL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALKYL is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALKYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alkylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALKYL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALKYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 697,107.
What does ALKYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A univalent chemical group formed by removing one hydrogen atom from an alkane, such as methyl or ethyl.
An alkyl group is a basic building block in organic chemistry, formed whenever a single hydrogen atom is stripped from a simple hydrocarbon chain such as methane or ethane. Chemists attach an alkyl group to other atoms or functional groups to build larger molecules, and the names of alkyl groups form the foundation of the systematic naming used throughout organic chemistry. The word appears constantly in chemistry textbooks, laboratory notes and industrial descriptions of fuels, solvents and plastics.
How ALKYL is used
A technical term used almost exclusively in chemistry to describe hydrocarbon-based groups within larger molecules.
- The reaction attached an alkyl group to the ring structure.
- Methyl is the simplest possible alkyl group.
- The compound's properties depend heavily on the length of its alkyl chain.
- Students learned to name each alkyl substituent on the molecule.
- The additive works by introducing an alkyl group into the fuel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALKYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALKYL
8 longer words begin with ALKYL.
Shorter words from the letters in ALKYL
Common questions about ALKYL
- Is ALKYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALKYL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALKYL worth?
- ALKYL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALKYL mean?
- A univalent chemical group formed by removing one hydrogen atom from an alkane, such as methyl or ethyl.
- What letters can be added to ALKYL?
- ALKYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALKYL:
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