HEXYL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HEXYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEXYL?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEXYL is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEXYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hexylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEXYL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HEXYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does HEXYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The straight-chain, six-carbon alkyl radical, C6H13-, that falls in the alkane series between pentyl and heptyl.
Hexyl is one of a family of alkyl groups built from chains of carbon atoms, sitting between pentyl and heptyl in the series based on chain length. Chemists attach the hexyl group to other atoms or groups when naming and building larger organic molecules, and it appears in the names of many compounds used in solvents, plastics and fragrances.
How HEXYL is used
Used mainly in chemical nomenclature and technical writing rather than everyday speech.
- The compound contains a hexyl chain attached to the ring.
- Hexyl alcohol is used as a solvent in some industrial processes.
- Chemists named the ester by combining hexyl with the acid name.
- The hexyl group gave the molecule its longer, greasier tail.
- Replacing the methyl group with a hexyl group changed the compound properties.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEXYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEXYL
5 longer words begin with HEXYL.
Words with HEXYL inside
1 words contain HEXYL in the middle. Words that start with HEXYL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEXYL
Common questions about HEXYL
- Is HEXYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEXYL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEXYL worth?
- HEXYL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEXYL mean?
- The straight-chain, six-carbon alkyl radical, C6H13-, that falls in the alkane series between pentyl and heptyl.
- What letters can be added to HEXYL?
- HEXYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HEXYL:
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