VINYLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VINYLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VINYLIC?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VINYLIC is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VINYLIC
No single letter turns VINYLIC into another word.
How VINYLIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VINYLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does VINYLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Of, relating to or containing vinyl, the reactive group derived from ethylene.
Chemists describe a compound as vinylic when the key atoms sit on the carbon of a double bond, which affects how easily it reacts. Vinylic compounds are the starting point for many plastics, and the term is rare outside chemistry texts.
How VINYLIC is used
Technical term used in organic chemistry and polymer science.
- The vinylic carbon is part of a double bond.
- Many plastics are built from vinylic monomers.
- The student drew a vinylic chloride on the board.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VINYLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VINYLIC
Common questions about VINYLIC
- Is VINYLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VINYLIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VINYLIC worth?
- VINYLIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VINYLIC mean?
- Of, relating to or containing vinyl, the reactive group derived from ethylene.
- What letters can be added to VINYLIC?
- No single letter can be added to VINYLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VINYLIC:
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