PHENYL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PHENYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHENYL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHENYL is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHENYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phenylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHENYL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHENYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What stands out about PHENYL
- PHENYL gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PHENYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical group made of a six-carbon ring with five hydrogen atoms, derived from benzene.
Phenyl never exists alone; it appears attached to other atoms, forming the basis of countless aromatic compounds. Chemists write it as C6H5 and use it in the names of many substances.
How PHENYL is used
Phenyl is a term from organic chemistry.
- The molecule carries a phenyl group at one end.
- Replacing the methyl group with phenyl changed the properties.
- Phenyl compounds are common in dyes and drugs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHENYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHENYL
23 longer words begin with PHENYL.
Shorter words from the letters in PHENYL
Common questions about PHENYL
- Is PHENYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHENYL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHENYL worth?
- PHENYL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHENYL mean?
- A chemical group made of a six-carbon ring with five hydrogen atoms, derived from benzene.
- What letters can be added to PHENYL?
- PHENYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHENYL:
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