OCTYL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OCTYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCTYL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCTYL is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCTYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
octylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCTYL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OCTYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does OCTYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A univalent hydrocarbon group, C8H17, derived from octane and used in naming related chemical compounds.
Octyl names a chain of eight carbon atoms missing one hydrogen, the piece left over once a hydrogen atom is removed from octane, and chemists attach it to other names to describe a whole family of related compounds. Octyl alcohol and octyl acetate are two common examples, both built around this same eight-carbon backbone. Compounds containing an octyl group turn up in everything from industrial solvents to the fragrance and flavour industry.
How OCTYL is used
A specialist chemistry term, used mainly in the naming of compounds such as octyl alcohol.
- The label listed octyl acetate among the fragrance ingredients.
- Octyl alcohol is used as a solvent in some industrial processes.
- Chemists attached an octyl group to the base molecule.
- The compound's octyl chain gave it a distinct oily texture.
- Students learned to identify octyl groups in organic chemistry class.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCTYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OCTYL
1 longer words begin with OCTYL.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTYL
Common questions about OCTYL
- Is OCTYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCTYL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCTYL worth?
- OCTYL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCTYL mean?
- A univalent hydrocarbon group, C8H17, derived from octane and used in naming related chemical compounds.
- What letters can be added to OCTYL?
- OCTYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OCTYL:
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