LIXIVIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. LIXIVIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIXIVIAL?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIXIVIAL is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIXIVIAL
No single letter turns LIXIVIAL into another word.
How LIXIVIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIXIVIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIXIVIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LIXIVIAL
- LIXIVIAL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIXIVIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
raretechnical
Relating to lye, or containing alkaline salts leached from wood ashes.
Lixivial belongs to old chemistry and soap-making, where water was run through ashes to produce a strong alkaline liquid. The word is now very rare and turns up mainly in historical texts.
How LIXIVIAL is used
Rare; found in older chemical and technical writing.
- The lixivial solution was used to make soap.
- A lixivial salt remained after the ashes were washed.
- Old manuals describe lixivial liquors in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIXIVIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LIXIVIAL
Common questions about LIXIVIAL
- Is LIXIVIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIXIVIAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIXIVIAL worth?
- LIXIVIAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIXIVIAL mean?
- Relating to lye, or containing alkaline salts leached from wood ashes.
- What letters can be added to LIXIVIAL?
- No single letter can be added to LIXIVIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIXIVIAL:
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