BUTYLATION is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BUTYLATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTYLATION?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTYLATION is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTYLATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
butylationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTYLATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BUTYLATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTYLATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUTYLATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A chemical process in which one or more butyl groups are introduced into a compound.
Butylation changes the properties of a molecule by attaching a four-carbon group. Industrial chemists use it when making stabilisers and additives.
How BUTYLATION is used
Butylation appears in organic chemistry texts and industrial process descriptions.
- Butylation of the phenol gave a more stable product.
- The lab studied butylation under several different catalysts.
- Selective butylation was the key step of the synthesis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTYLATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUTYLATION
1 longer words begin with BUTYLATION.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTYLATION
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Common questions about BUTYLATION
- Is BUTYLATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTYLATION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTYLATION worth?
- BUTYLATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTYLATION mean?
- A chemical process in which one or more butyl groups are introduced into a compound.
- What letters can be added to BUTYLATION?
- BUTYLATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BUTYLATION:
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