BENZYLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. BENZYLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BENZYLIC?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENZYLIC is to know. It scores 24 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENZYLIC
No single letter turns BENZYLIC into another word.
How BENZYLIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BENZYLIC, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENZYLIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BENZYLIC
- All 8 letters of BENZYLIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BENZYLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to or containing the benzyl group, a benzene ring attached to a CH2 unit.
Chemists call the carbon right next to a benzene ring the benzylic position, because bonds there react unusually easily. Benzylic compounds therefore feature in many oxidation and substitution reactions.
How BENZYLIC is used
Benzylic is a technical term of organic chemistry, usually followed by position, carbon or alcohol.
- The benzylic hydrogen was removed first.
- A benzylic alcohol formed in the second step.
- Reactions at the benzylic carbon are often fast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENZYLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BENZYLIC
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Common questions about BENZYLIC
- Is BENZYLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENZYLIC, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENZYLIC worth?
- BENZYLIC is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENZYLIC mean?
- Relating to or containing the benzyl group, a benzene ring attached to a CH2 unit.
- What letters can be added to BENZYLIC?
- No single letter can be added to BENZYLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BENZYLIC:
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