HYDROLYZE is a valid Scrabble word — 28 points
Yes. HYDROLYZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 28 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYDROLYZE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYDROLYZE is to know. It scores 28 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYDROLYZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYDROLYZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HYDROLYZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYDROLYZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYDROLYZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
chemistry
To break down a compound by reacting it with water, or to be broken down in that way.
Enzymes hydrolyze starch into sugars in the gut, and acids can hydrolyze fats into soaps and glycerol. The water molecule splits and its parts attach to the fragments. The British spelling is hydrolyse.
How HYDROLYZE is used
Used in chemistry, biochemistry and food science.
- Enzymes in saliva begin to hydrolyze starch.
- Strong acid will hydrolyze the ester in a few hours.
- The plastic can hydrolyze slowly in damp air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYDROLYZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYDROLYZE
4 longer words begin with HYDROLYZE.
Shorter words from the letters in HYDROLYZE
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Common questions about HYDROLYZE
- Is HYDROLYZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYDROLYZE, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYDROLYZE worth?
- HYDROLYZE is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYDROLYZE mean?
- To break down a compound by reacting it with water, or to be broken down in that way.
- What letters can be added to HYDROLYZE?
- HYDROLYZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HYDROLYZE:
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