SCISSILE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCISSILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCISSILE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCISSILE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCISSILE
No single letter turns SCISSILE into another word.
How SCISSILE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCISSILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCISSILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCISSILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Capable of being cut or split cleanly.
In biochemistry the scissile bond is the one an enzyme breaks, so the term turns up in studies of proteins and drugs. Outside science scissile is a rare, learned word for any material that cuts easily.
How SCISSILE is used
Technical; common in the phrase scissile bond.
- The enzyme attacks a single scissile bond in the chain.
- Mica is scissile and peels apart in thin sheets.
- The scissile link was mapped in the lab.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCISSILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCISSILE
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Common questions about SCISSILE
- Is SCISSILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCISSILE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCISSILE worth?
- SCISSILE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCISSILE mean?
- Capable of being cut or split cleanly.
- What letters can be added to SCISSILE?
- No single letter can be added to SCISSILE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCISSILE:
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