AUTOLYZE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. AUTOLYZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTOLYZE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUTOLYZE is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTOLYZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUTOLYZE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AUTOLYZE, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUTOLYZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AUTOLYZE
- All 8 letters of AUTOLYZE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AUTOLYZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To break down, as living tissue or cells do, through the action of their own enzymes.
Cells autolyze after death when their internal enzymes begin to digest them. Bakers use the same word for a rest period that lets flour and water work together before kneading.
How AUTOLYZE is used
The verb autolyze is common in biology, food science and bread making.
- Yeast cells autolyze if left too long without food.
- Let the dough rest so the flour can autolyze for half an hour.
- Tissue will autolyze quickly unless it is chilled.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTOLYZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUTOLYZE
2 longer words begin with AUTOLYZE.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTOLYZE
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Common questions about AUTOLYZE
- Is AUTOLYZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTOLYZE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTOLYZE worth?
- AUTOLYZE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTOLYZE mean?
- To break down, as living tissue or cells do, through the action of their own enzymes.
- What letters can be added to AUTOLYZE?
- AUTOLYZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AUTOLYZE:
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