FORMYL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FORMYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORMYL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORMYL is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORMYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
formylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORMYL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FORMYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What stands out about FORMYL
- FORMYL gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FORMYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical group made of one carbon, one hydrogen, and one oxygen atom, derived from formic acid.
Chemists write formyl as CHO and meet it in aldehydes and in many biological molecules. It also appears as a prefix in names, as in formyl groups added to a compound.
How FORMYL is used
Used in organic chemistry, often as a prefix or an adjective.
- The reaction attaches a formyl group to the ring.
- Formyl is the acyl group found in aldehydes.
- The chemist drew the formyl unit at the end of the chain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORMYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORMYL
1 longer words begin with FORMYL.
Shorter words from the letters in FORMYL
Common questions about FORMYL
- Is FORMYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORMYL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORMYL worth?
- FORMYL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORMYL mean?
- A chemical group made of one carbon, one hydrogen, and one oxygen atom, derived from formic acid.
- What letters can be added to FORMYL?
- FORMYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FORMYL:
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