BENZYL is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BENZYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BENZYL?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENZYL is to know. It scores 20 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENZYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
benzylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENZYL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BENZYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What stands out about BENZYL
- BENZYL gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BENZYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical group consisting of a benzene ring attached to a CH2 unit.
Chemists often use benzyl as a protecting group that can be removed later in a synthesis. It also appears in the names of many alcohols and esters.
How BENZYL is used
Benzyl is used in organic chemistry, in compound names and reaction descriptions.
- The benzyl group shielded the alcohol during the reaction.
- Benzyl alcohol is used as a mild solvent.
- They attached a benzyl unit to the nitrogen atom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENZYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BENZYL
4 longer words begin with BENZYL.
Shorter words from the letters in BENZYL
Common questions about BENZYL
- Is BENZYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENZYL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENZYL worth?
- BENZYL is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENZYL mean?
- A chemical group consisting of a benzene ring attached to a CH2 unit.
- What letters can be added to BENZYL?
- BENZYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BENZYL:
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