METHYL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. METHYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METHYL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METHYL is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METHYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
methylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METHYL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in METHYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What stands out about METHYL
- METHYL gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does METHYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A hydrocarbon group of one carbon and three hydrogen atoms found in many organic compounds.
Methyl never exists alone but forms a building block in countless molecules, from alcohols to solvents. Chemists add it to a name to show where this small group is attached.
How METHYL is used
Methyl is used in organic chemistry names such as methyl alcohol.
- The molecule carries a methyl on its second carbon.
- Methyl alcohol is toxic if swallowed.
- They replaced the hydrogen with a methyl.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METHYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METHYL
Showing 24 of 33 words that begin with METHYL.
Shorter words from the letters in METHYL
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Common questions about METHYL
- Is METHYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METHYL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METHYL worth?
- METHYL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METHYL mean?
- A hydrocarbon group of one carbon and three hydrogen atoms found in many organic compounds.
- What letters can be added to METHYL?
- METHYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of METHYL:
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