ALKYLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ALKYLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALKYLIC?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALKYLIC is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALKYLIC
No single letter turns ALKYLIC into another word.
How ALKYLIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALKYLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,234 thousand.
What does ALKYLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to or containing an alkyl group, a carbon-and-hydrogen fragment of a molecule.
Alkylic describes compounds built around chains such as methyl or ethyl. It appears in textbook discussions of how a molecule is put together, rarely in everyday talk.
How ALKYLIC is used
Used in organic chemistry texts.
- The alkylic side chain makes the molecule less soluble in water.
- An alkylic substituent replaced the hydrogen atom.
- They compared alkylic and aromatic groups in the compound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALKYLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ALKYLIC
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Common questions about ALKYLIC
- Is ALKYLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALKYLIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALKYLIC worth?
- ALKYLIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALKYLIC mean?
- Relating to or containing an alkyl group, a carbon-and-hydrogen fragment of a molecule.
- What letters can be added to ALKYLIC?
- No single letter can be added to ALKYLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALKYLIC:
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