HOMOLYSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HOMOLYSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMOLYSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMOLYSIS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOLYSIS
No single letter turns HOMOLYSIS into another word.
How HOMOLYSIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOMOLYSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOLYSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMOLYSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
The splitting of a chemical bond so that each fragment keeps one of the two shared electrons.
In homolysis the two pieces that result are neutral and highly reactive, which is why the process matters in radical chemistry. It contrasts with heterolysis, where one fragment takes both electrons and ions form.
How HOMOLYSIS is used
Used in chemistry texts when describing how bonds break under heat or light.
- Heat can trigger the homolysis of a weak peroxide bond.
- The chemist explained that homolysis produces radicals rather than ions.
- Ultraviolet light drives the homolysis of chlorine molecules in the reaction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMOLYSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOLYSIS
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Common questions about HOMOLYSIS
- Is HOMOLYSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOLYSIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOLYSIS worth?
- HOMOLYSIS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMOLYSIS mean?
- The splitting of a chemical bond so that each fragment keeps one of the two shared electrons.
- What letters can be added to HOMOLYSIS?
- No single letter can be added to HOMOLYSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOMOLYSIS:
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