TOLYL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TOLYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOLYL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOLYL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOLYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tolylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOLYL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TOLYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does TOLYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical group formed by removing one hydrogen atom from toluene, written as CH3C6H4-, used as a building block in the names of many aromatic compounds.
Chemists attach the label tolyl to a compound whenever a molecule contains this methyl-substituted benzene ring joined to the rest of the structure, much as phenyl marks a plain benzene ring. Because the methyl group on the ring can sit in three different positions, chemists further distinguish ortho-tolyl, meta-tolyl and para-tolyl depending on exactly where the substitution occurs. The tolyl group appears throughout organic chemistry in the names of dyes, solvents and industrial intermediates derived from toluene. Students meet tolyl mainly in organic chemistry coursework rather than in everyday language, since the term describes a structural fragment rather than a standalone substance.
How TOLYL is used
A technical chemistry term for a specific structural fragment, used almost exclusively in scientific and industrial writing.
- The compound contains a tolyl group attached to the nitrogen atom.
- Chemists labeled the fragment para-tolyl based on its structure.
- The synthesis route introduced a tolyl substituent early in the process.
- Industrial dyes often incorporate a tolyl unit derived from toluene.
- The paper described three isomers distinguished only by tolyl orientation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOLYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOLYL
The 5 tiles of TOLYL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TOLYL
1 longer words begin with TOLYL.
Shorter words from the letters in TOLYL
Common questions about TOLYL
- Is TOLYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOLYL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOLYL worth?
- TOLYL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOLYL mean?
- A chemical group formed by removing one hydrogen atom from toluene, written as CH3C6H4-, used as a building block in the names of many aromatic compounds.
- What letters can be added to TOLYL?
- TOLYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TOLYL:
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