NONYL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NONYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONYL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONYL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONYL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NONYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 78,425.
What does NONYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A hydrocarbon group with the formula C9H19, derived from the alkane nonane.
Nonyl names the fragment left when one hydrogen atom is removed from nonane, and chemists attach that fragment to other molecules to build compounds such as nonyl alcohol or nonylphenol. Because nonane has nine carbon atoms, the nonyl group inherits that nine-carbon chain, distinguishing it from shorter groups like propyl or hexyl and longer ones like decyl. The term appears mainly in organic chemistry naming and in industrial contexts describing surfactants, plastics, and detergents built around a nonyl backbone. On its own, nonyl rarely names a standalone substance but functions instead as a building block described within a longer compound name.
How NONYL is used
Technical chemistry term for an alkyl group; almost always used as part of a longer compound name.
- Chemists synthesized a nonyl derivative for the industrial detergent.
- The nonyl group gave the compound its long hydrocarbon tail.
- Nonyl alcohol is used in the manufacture of certain plasticizers.
- The lab report listed a nonyl side chain attached to the ring.
- Adding a nonyl group changed the molecule's solubility.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NONYL
The 5 tiles of NONYL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NONYL
1 longer words begin with NONYL.
Shorter words from the letters in NONYL
Common questions about NONYL
- Is NONYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONYL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONYL worth?
- NONYL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONYL mean?
- A hydrocarbon group with the formula C9H19, derived from the alkane nonane.
- What letters can be added to NONYL?
- NONYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NONYL:
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