OXYPHILIC is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. OXYPHILIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OXYPHILIC?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OXYPHILIC is to know. It scores 26 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OXYPHILIC
No single letter turns OXYPHILIC into another word.
How OXYPHILIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OXYPHILIC, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OXYPHILIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OXYPHILIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having an attraction to acid conditions, or in some uses to oxygen.
In biology an oxyphilic cell or stain takes up acid dyes, giving a pink look under the microscope. Microbiologists may use the word for organisms that thrive in acidic surroundings. Geochemists apply it to elements that readily bond with oxygen.
How OXYPHILIC is used
A narrow technical term in histology, microbiology and geochemistry.
- The slide showed oxyphilic cells stained a deep pink.
- Some oxyphilic bacteria grow best in sour soil.
- Silicon is called oxyphilic because it binds so readily to oxygen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OXYPHILIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OXYPHILIC
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Common questions about OXYPHILIC
- Is OXYPHILIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OXYPHILIC, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OXYPHILIC worth?
- OXYPHILIC is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OXYPHILIC mean?
- Having an attraction to acid conditions, or in some uses to oxygen.
- What letters can be added to OXYPHILIC?
- No single letter can be added to OXYPHILIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OXYPHILIC:
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