LYOPHILIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 27 points
Yes. LYOPHILIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 27 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYOPHILIZE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYOPHILIZE is to know. It scores 27 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYOPHILIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYOPHILIZE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LYOPHILIZE, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LYOPHILIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LYOPHILIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To preserve a substance by freezing it and then removing the ice under vacuum.
Laboratories lyophilize vaccines, enzymes and blood products so that they keep for long periods without refrigeration. Water leaves directly as vapour, so the material is not damaged by heat. The result is a light, dry powder that dissolves again when water is added.
How LYOPHILIZE is used
Lyophilize is a laboratory and pharmaceutical term, close in meaning to the everyday phrase freeze-dry.
- The team will lyophilize the samples before shipping them abroad.
- It is easier to lyophilize a small batch than a whole tank.
- They chose to lyophilize the vaccine to extend its shelf life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYOPHILIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYOPHILIZE
4 longer words begin with LYOPHILIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in LYOPHILIZE
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Common questions about LYOPHILIZE
- Is LYOPHILIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYOPHILIZE, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYOPHILIZE worth?
- LYOPHILIZE is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYOPHILIZE mean?
- To preserve a substance by freezing it and then removing the ice under vacuum.
- What letters can be added to LYOPHILIZE?
- LYOPHILIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LYOPHILIZE:
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