PHENYLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PHENYLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHENYLIC?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHENYLIC is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHENYLIC
No single letter turns PHENYLIC into another word.
How PHENYLIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PHENYLIC, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHENYLIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PHENYLIC
- All 8 letters of PHENYLIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PHENYLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Containing or derived from phenyl, the group made from a benzene ring.
Chemists call a compound phenylic when a phenyl group is part of its structure, as in phenylic acid, an old name for phenol. The word phenylic is now less common than the plain phrase containing a phenyl group.
How PHENYLIC is used
A technical adjective from organic chemistry, mostly in older papers.
- The phenylic compound was separated from coal tar.
- An old manual described a phenylic disinfectant used in hospitals.
- The phenylic part of the molecule gives it a sharp smell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHENYLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PHENYLIC
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Common questions about PHENYLIC
- Is PHENYLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHENYLIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHENYLIC worth?
- PHENYLIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHENYLIC mean?
- Containing or derived from phenyl, the group made from a benzene ring.
- What letters can be added to PHENYLIC?
- No single letter can be added to PHENYLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PHENYLIC:
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