ALLYLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALLYLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLYLIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLYLIC is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLYLIC
No single letter turns ALLYLIC into another word.
How ALLYLIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ALLYLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What does ALLYLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to an allyl group, or to a carbon atom next to a carbon-carbon double bond.
An allylic position is the carbon beside a double bond, a spot that reacts more easily because the neighbouring bond stabilises the intermediates. Chemists exploit allylic reactivity in halogenation and oxidation steps.
How ALLYLIC is used
Allylic is a chemistry term used in reaction descriptions.
- The allylic hydrogen is easily removed by a radical.
- Bromination happened at the allylic carbon.
- An allylic alcohol was the main product.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLYLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLYLIC
Common questions about ALLYLIC
- Is ALLYLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLYLIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLYLIC worth?
- ALLYLIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLYLIC mean?
- Relating to an allyl group, or to a carbon atom next to a carbon-carbon double bond.
- What letters can be added to ALLYLIC?
- No single letter can be added to ALLYLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ALLYLIC:
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