HYDROXY is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. HYDROXY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYDROXY?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYDROXY is to know. It scores 24 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYDROXY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hydroxylChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HYDROXY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HYDROXY, 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 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,686 thousand.
What stands out about HYDROXY
- HYDROXY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
- HYDROXY scores 24 points, more than twice the average for a 7-letter word (11.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYDROXY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Containing the group made of one oxygen and one hydrogen atom.
Hydroxy is a prefix and modifier in chemical names, flagging that a compound has an OH group attached. That group often makes a substance dissolve more readily in water.
How HYDROXY is used
Hydroxy is used in chemistry before the name of a parent compound, as in hydroxy acid.
- A hydroxy acid is used in many skin creams.
- The hydroxy group is shown in red on the model.
- The molecule gained a hydroxy side group during the reaction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYDROXY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYDROXY
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with HYDROXY.
Shorter words from the letters in HYDROXY
Common questions about HYDROXY
- Is HYDROXY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYDROXY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYDROXY worth?
- HYDROXY is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYDROXY mean?
- Containing the group made of one oxygen and one hydrogen atom.
- What letters can be added to HYDROXY?
- HYDROXY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HYDROXY:
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