SALICYLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SALICYLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALICYLATE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALICYLATE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALICYLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALICYLATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SALICYLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALICYLATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SALICYLATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A salt or ester of salicylic acid, found in many pain-relieving medicines.
Salicylates occur naturally in willow bark and some fruits, and chemists make them for drugs such as aspirin. Some people are sensitive to them and must avoid certain foods and creams. In cosmetics they appear as skin-clearing ingredients.
How SALICYLATE is used
Salicylate is a chemistry and medical term, common on ingredient lists and in discussions of aspirin.
- The doctor warned that the patient was sensitive to salicylate.
- Methyl salicylate gives some ointments their minty smell.
- Willow bark is a natural source of salicylate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALICYLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALICYLATE
2 longer words begin with SALICYLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SALICYLATE
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Common questions about SALICYLATE
- Is SALICYLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALICYLATE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALICYLATE worth?
- SALICYLATE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALICYLATE mean?
- A salt or ester of salicylic acid, found in many pain-relieving medicines.
- What letters can be added to SALICYLATE?
- SALICYLATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SALICYLATE:
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