ALKYLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ALKYLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALKYLATE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALKYLATE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALKYLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALKYLATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALKYLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALKYLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALKYLATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
chemistry
To introduce an alkyl group into a chemical compound.
Chemists alkylate a molecule to change its properties, as when refineries make high-octane fuel components. The reaction swaps or adds a hydrocarbon chain. As a noun, alkylate names the product of such a process.
How ALKYLATE is used
Used in organic chemistry and the petroleum industry.
- The team will alkylate the compound with methyl iodide.
- Refineries alkylate light gases to make fuel.
- It is easy to alkylate the amine at that site.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALKYLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALKYLATE
2 longer words begin with ALKYLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALKYLATE
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Common questions about ALKYLATE
- Is ALKYLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALKYLATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALKYLATE worth?
- ALKYLATE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALKYLATE mean?
- To introduce an alkyl group into a chemical compound.
- What letters can be added to ALKYLATE?
- ALKYLATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALKYLATE:
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