NITROSYL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NITROSYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NITROSYL?
| 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 NITROSYL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NITROSYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nitrosylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NITROSYL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NITROSYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NITROSYL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NITROSYL
- All 8 letters of NITROSYL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NITROSYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The chemical group made of one nitrogen and one oxygen atom, NO, found in many compounds.
Chemists meet nitrosyl in compounds like nitrosyl chloride and in metal complexes where nitric oxide is bonded to the metal. It is closely related to the nitroso group.
How NITROSYL is used
Nitrosyl is a chemistry term and mainly appears in compound names.
- The nitrosyl complex turned the solution deep red.
- A nitrosyl group was attached to the iron centre.
- Nitrosyl chloride is a toxic orange gas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NITROSYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NITROSYL
1 longer words begin with NITROSYL.
Shorter words from the letters in NITROSYL
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Common questions about NITROSYL
- Is NITROSYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NITROSYL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NITROSYL worth?
- NITROSYL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NITROSYL mean?
- The chemical group made of one nitrogen and one oxygen atom, NO, found in many compounds.
- What letters can be added to NITROSYL?
- NITROSYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NITROSYL:
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