OXYPHIL is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. OXYPHIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OXYPHIL?
| 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: 64 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OXYPHIL is to know. It scores 22 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OXYPHIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OXYPHIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OXYPHIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does OXYPHIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A cell or organism that stains readily with acid dyes or thrives in acidic surroundings.
In biology an oxyphil is picked out by how it takes up stain under the microscope, as with certain cells in the parathyroid gland. The word is rare outside laboratories and medical texts.
How OXYPHIL is used
Oxyphil is used in histology and microbiology when describing cells or microbes that favour acid conditions.
- Under the stain, every oxyphil in the slide glowed bright pink.
- The pathologist counted an oxyphil cluster near the gland edge.
- An oxyphil in the culture grew best in sour soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OXYPHIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OXYPHIL
4 longer words begin with OXYPHIL.
Shorter words from the letters in OXYPHIL
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Common questions about OXYPHIL
- Is OXYPHIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OXYPHIL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OXYPHIL worth?
- OXYPHIL is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OXYPHIL mean?
- A cell or organism that stains readily with acid dyes or thrives in acidic surroundings.
- What letters can be added to OXYPHIL?
- OXYPHIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OXYPHIL:
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