OXYSALT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OXYSALT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OXYSALT?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OXYSALT is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OXYSALT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oxysaltsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OXYSALT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OXYSALT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does OXYSALT mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt formed from an oxyacid.
Sulphates, nitrates and phosphates all belong to the family of oxysalts, since each contains oxygen in its anion. Chemists use the term to separate them from simple salts such as chlorides.
How OXYSALT is used
Found in chemistry and mineralogy texts.
- Sodium sulphate is a common oxysalt.
- The student had to identify each oxysalt in the sample.
- An oxysalt may release oxygen when strongly heated.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OXYSALT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OXYSALT
1 longer words begin with OXYSALT.
Shorter words from the letters in OXYSALT
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Common questions about OXYSALT
- Is OXYSALT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OXYSALT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OXYSALT worth?
- OXYSALT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OXYSALT mean?
- A salt formed from an oxyacid.
- What letters can be added to OXYSALT?
- OXYSALT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OXYSALT:
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