SULFONYL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SULFONYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SULFONYL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SULFONYL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULFONYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sulfonylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SULFONYL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SULFONYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SULFONYL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SULFONYL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Containing the bivalent group made of one sulfur atom bound to two oxygen atoms.
The sulfonyl group appears in many drugs and dyes, where it makes a molecule more stable. Chemists meet it most often in sulfonamides and in sulfonyl chlorides used for making them.
How SULFONYL is used
A specialist chemistry word, also used as a noun; the same group is sometimes called sulfuryl.
- A sulfonyl group was added to the ring.
- The sulfonyl chloride reacts quickly with amines.
- Many antibiotics contain a sulfonyl unit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SULFONYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SULFONYL
3 longer words begin with SULFONYL.
Shorter words from the letters in SULFONYL
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Common questions about SULFONYL
- Is SULFONYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SULFONYL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SULFONYL worth?
- SULFONYL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SULFONYL mean?
- Containing the bivalent group made of one sulfur atom bound to two oxygen atoms.
- What letters can be added to SULFONYL?
- SULFONYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SULFONYL:
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