GALACTOSYL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GALACTOSYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALACTOSYL?
| 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 GALACTOSYL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALACTOSYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
galactosylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GALACTOSYL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GALACTOSYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GALACTOSYL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GALACTOSYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical group formed when a galactose molecule loses a hydroxyl group, found in the names of many sugar compounds.
Chemists meet galactosyl mostly as a building block inside longer names such as galactosyl transferase. It tells the reader which sugar unit is attached to the rest of the molecule.
How GALACTOSYL is used
Used in biochemistry texts, usually as a prefix-like part of a compound name.
- The enzyme moves a galactosyl group onto the growing chain.
- A galactosyl residue sits at the end of the sugar branch.
- Researchers measured how fast the galactosyl unit was transferred.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALACTOSYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GALACTOSYL
1 longer words begin with GALACTOSYL.
Shorter words from the letters in GALACTOSYL
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Common questions about GALACTOSYL
- Is GALACTOSYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALACTOSYL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALACTOSYL worth?
- GALACTOSYL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALACTOSYL mean?
- A chemical group formed when a galactose molecule loses a hydroxyl group, found in the names of many sugar compounds.
- What letters can be added to GALACTOSYL?
- GALACTOSYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GALACTOSYL:
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