BILAYER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BILAYER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BILAYER?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BILAYER is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILAYER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bilayersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BILAYER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BILAYER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does BILAYER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A film or membrane made of two layers of molecules.
In biology a bilayer is the double sheet of lipid molecules that forms the basic structure of a cell membrane. Their water-loving heads face outward and their water-hating tails face inward, which keeps the cell's contents in place.
How BILAYER is used
Used in biology and chemistry for a membrane two molecules thick.
- The cell membrane is built around a lipid bilayer.
- Researchers grew an artificial bilayer on a glass slide.
- Each bilayer acts as a barrier to most dissolved substances.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BILAYER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BILAYER
1 longer words begin with BILAYER.
Shorter words from the letters in BILAYER
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Common questions about BILAYER
- Is BILAYER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BILAYER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BILAYER worth?
- BILAYER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BILAYER mean?
- A film or membrane made of two layers of molecules.
- What letters can be added to BILAYER?
- BILAYER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BILAYER:
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