AMYL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AMYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMYL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMYL is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMYL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AMYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about AMYL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical group with five carbon atoms.
Amyl is named from the Latin for starch, because the alcohol carrying it was first obtained from fermented grain. The group has eight possible arrangements, which is why the name alone is never enough.
How AMYL is used
Countable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- An amyl group has five carbon atoms in some arrangement.
- The word amyl comes from the Latin for starch.
- Eight arrangements share the name amyl.
- Amyl alcohol was first obtained from fermented grain.
- Naming a compound amyl does not say which of the eight it is.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMYL
The 4 tiles of AMYL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with AMYL
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with AMYL.
Words ending in AMYL
4 words end in AMYL. Useful as a back hook: play AMYL onto a word already on the board.
Words with AMYL inside
7 words contain AMYL in the middle. Words that start with AMYL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AMYL
Common questions about AMYL
- Is AMYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMYL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMYL worth?
- AMYL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMYL mean?
- A chemical group with five carbon atoms.
- What letters can be added to AMYL?
- AMYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AMYL:
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