HOMOLYTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HOMOLYTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMOLYTIC?
| 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 HOMOLYTIC is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOLYTIC
No single letter turns HOMOLYTIC into another word.
How HOMOLYTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOMOLYTIC, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOLYTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOMOLYTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Describing a chemical bond that breaks so that each fragment keeps one of the shared electrons.
Homolytic splitting produces two uncharged radicals, unlike the ionic splitting that gives positive and negative ions. Heat or light often triggers it.
How HOMOLYTIC is used
Used in organic chemistry when discussing reaction mechanisms.
- Homolytic cleavage of the bond yielded two radicals.
- Ultraviolet light can start a homolytic reaction.
- The textbook contrasts homolytic and heterolytic splitting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMOLYTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOLYTIC
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Common questions about HOMOLYTIC
- Is HOMOLYTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOLYTIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOLYTIC worth?
- HOMOLYTIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMOLYTIC mean?
- Describing a chemical bond that breaks so that each fragment keeps one of the shared electrons.
- What letters can be added to HOMOLYTIC?
- No single letter can be added to HOMOLYTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOMOLYTIC:
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