RADIOLYSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RADIOLYSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RADIOLYSIS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RADIOLYSIS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RADIOLYSIS
No single letter turns RADIOLYSIS into another word.
How RADIOLYSIS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RADIOLYSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RADIOLYSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RADIOLYSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The breaking apart of molecules by ionizing radiation.
In radiolysis, radiation passing through water can split the molecules into reactive fragments, which is one reason nuclear reactor coolant needs careful management. The process matters in medicine, food irradiation and spacecraft materials. It differs from simple heating in that the radiation itself does the damage.
How RADIOLYSIS is used
Radiolysis is a specialist term from chemistry and nuclear engineering.
- Radiolysis of water produces hydrogen gas.
- Engineers studied radiolysis in the reactor coolant.
- Plastics weaken through slow radiolysis in space.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RADIOLYSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RADIOLYSIS
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Common questions about RADIOLYSIS
- Is RADIOLYSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RADIOLYSIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RADIOLYSIS worth?
- RADIOLYSIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RADIOLYSIS mean?
- The breaking apart of molecules by ionizing radiation.
- What letters can be added to RADIOLYSIS?
- No single letter can be added to RADIOLYSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RADIOLYSIS:
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