CHYLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHYLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHYLE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHYLE is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHYLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chylesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHYLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHYLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does CHYLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A milky fluid formed in the small intestine that carries fat absorbed from digested food into the lymphatic system.
Chyle forms when bile and pancreatic juices break down fats in food into tiny droplets, which the intestinal lining then absorbs into small lymph vessels called lacteals. From there chyle travels through the lymphatic system before it eventually joins the bloodstream near the neck. Its pale, milky look comes from the fat droplets suspended in it, unlike the clearer lymph found elsewhere in the body. Doctors sometimes need to describe or treat a leak of chyle when lymphatic vessels are damaged by injury or surgery.
How CHYLE is used
A specialist term used mainly in physiology and medicine rather than in everyday speech.
- The surgeon noted a slow leak of chyle from the damaged lymphatic vessel.
- After a fatty meal, chyle carries the absorbed fat away from the intestine.
- A build-up of chyle in the chest cavity can follow certain chest operations.
- The textbook described how chyle passes from the gut into the lymphatic system.
- Under the microscope, chyle appears cloudy because of the fat droplets it contains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHYLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHYLE
1 longer words begin with CHYLE.
Words ending in CHYLE
1 words end in CHYLE. Useful as a back hook: play CHYLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHYLE inside
1 words contain CHYLE in the middle. Words that start with CHYLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHYLE
Common questions about CHYLE
- Is CHYLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHYLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHYLE worth?
- CHYLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHYLE mean?
- A milky fluid formed in the small intestine that carries fat absorbed from digested food into the lymphatic system.
- What letters can be added to CHYLE?
- CHYLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHYLE:
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