PYRIDOXAL is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. PYRIDOXAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYRIDOXAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYRIDOXAL is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRIDOXAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pyridoxalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYRIDOXAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PYRIDOXAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PYRIDOXAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PYRIDOXAL
- All 9 letters of PYRIDOXAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PYRIDOXAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A form of vitamin B6 that works in the body as a helper for enzymes handling amino acids.
Once it gains a phosphate group, pyridoxal becomes the active coenzyme needed to move nitrogen between amino acids. Meat, fish and bananas are common dietary sources of the vitamin family it belongs to.
How PYRIDOXAL is used
The word pyridoxal is used in biochemistry and nutrition science.
- Pyridoxal is one of the natural forms of vitamin B6.
- The enzyme requires pyridoxal phosphate to work.
- Researchers measured pyridoxal levels in the blood samples.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRIDOXAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYRIDOXAL
1 longer words begin with PYRIDOXAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRIDOXAL
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Common questions about PYRIDOXAL
- Is PYRIDOXAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRIDOXAL, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRIDOXAL worth?
- PYRIDOXAL is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRIDOXAL mean?
- A form of vitamin B6 that works in the body as a helper for enzymes handling amino acids.
- What letters can be added to PYRIDOXAL?
- PYRIDOXAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PYRIDOXAL:
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