NAPHTHYL is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. NAPHTHYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAPHTHYL?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAPHTHYL is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAPHTHYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
naphthylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAPHTHYL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NAPHTHYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAPHTHYL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NAPHTHYL
- NAPHTHYL gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NAPHTHYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical group of ten carbon atoms and seven hydrogen atoms, formed by removing one hydrogen atom from naphthalene.
Chemists meet naphthyl as a building block in the names of dyes and drugs. It exists in two forms that differ in where the attachment point sits on the ring.
How NAPHTHYL is used
Appears in organic chemistry, usually inside compound names.
- The molecule carries a naphthyl group at one end.
- A naphthyl ring can attach in two different positions.
- The dye's name begins with naphthyl.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAPHTHYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAPHTHYL
3 longer words begin with NAPHTHYL.
Shorter words from the letters in NAPHTHYL
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Common questions about NAPHTHYL
- Is NAPHTHYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAPHTHYL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAPHTHYL worth?
- NAPHTHYL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAPHTHYL mean?
- A chemical group of ten carbon atoms and seven hydrogen atoms, formed by removing one hydrogen atom from naphthalene.
- What letters can be added to NAPHTHYL?
- NAPHTHYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NAPHTHYL:
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