AUTOLYSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. AUTOLYSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTOLYSE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUTOLYSE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTOLYSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUTOLYSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AUTOLYSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUTOLYSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AUTOLYSE
- All 8 letters of AUTOLYSE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AUTOLYSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To break down tissue by the action of its own enzymes, or to undergo that process.
Cells autolyse after death or under certain conditions, as their own enzymes begin to digest them. Bakers borrow the term for a rest period that lets flour and water start to change before kneading.
How AUTOLYSE is used
A technical verb of biology; also used in baking and brewing contexts.
- Dead cells autolyse when their enzymes are no longer controlled.
- Yeast will autolyse if left too long without food.
- The tissue began to autolyse within hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTOLYSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUTOLYSE
2 longer words begin with AUTOLYSE.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTOLYSE
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Common questions about AUTOLYSE
- Is AUTOLYSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTOLYSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTOLYSE worth?
- AUTOLYSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTOLYSE mean?
- To break down tissue by the action of its own enzymes, or to undergo that process.
- What letters can be added to AUTOLYSE?
- AUTOLYSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AUTOLYSE:
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