LYOPHILISE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. LYOPHILISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYOPHILISE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYOPHILISE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYOPHILISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYOPHILISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LYOPHILISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LYOPHILISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LYOPHILISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
Britishtechnical
To dry a substance by freezing it and then removing the ice under a vacuum.
To lyophilise something is to freeze-dry it so that it keeps for a long time. Laboratories and drug makers do this with vaccines, blood products and cultures.
How LYOPHILISE is used
A technical verb used in laboratories and pharmaceutical work; the British spelling.
- The team will lyophilise the serum for storage.
- They lyophilise each batch before shipping.
- It is common to lyophilise delicate proteins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYOPHILISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYOPHILISE
4 longer words begin with LYOPHILISE.
Shorter words from the letters in LYOPHILISE
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Common questions about LYOPHILISE
- Is LYOPHILISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYOPHILISE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYOPHILISE worth?
- LYOPHILISE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYOPHILISE mean?
- To dry a substance by freezing it and then removing the ice under a vacuum.
- What letters can be added to LYOPHILISE?
- LYOPHILISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LYOPHILISE:
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