ETHYL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ETHYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETHYL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETHYL is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETHYL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ETHYL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ETHYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does ETHYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A chemical group formed from ethane by removing one hydrogen atom, written as C2H5 and found in many organic compounds.
Ethyl names one of the most common building blocks in organic chemistry, appearing whenever a two-carbon chain attaches to a larger molecule, as in ethyl alcohol, better known simply as alcohol. Chemists use ethyl as part of longer compound names to show exactly which small carbon fragment is present, distinguishing it from the related methyl group with only one carbon. Historically, ethyl also named a fuel additive once used to reduce engine knocking, though that particular use has since been phased out for health reasons. Across its uses, ethyl always points back to the same short carbon-and-hydrogen fragment derived from ethane.
How ETHYL is used
Technical, standard in chemistry for naming compounds and historically familiar from fuel additives and industrial products.
- Ethyl alcohol is the type found in beer, wine and spirits.
- The chemist explained how an ethyl group attaches to the molecule.
- Older engines once ran on fuel containing an ethyl additive.
- The label listed ethyl acetate among the solvent's ingredients.
- Students learned to distinguish an ethyl group from a methyl group.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETHYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ETHYL
The 5 tiles of ETHYL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ETHYL
16 longer words begin with ETHYL.
Words ending in ETHYL
9 words end in ETHYL. Useful as a back hook: play ETHYL onto a word already on the board.
Words with ETHYL inside
Showing 24 of 83 words that contain ETHYL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ETHYL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ETHYL
Common questions about ETHYL
- Is ETHYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETHYL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETHYL worth?
- ETHYL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETHYL mean?
- A chemical group formed from ethane by removing one hydrogen atom, written as C2H5 and found in many organic compounds.
- What letters can be added to ETHYL?
- ETHYL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ETHYL:
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