XYLAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. XYLAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XYLAN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XYLAN is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XYLAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
xylansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How XYLAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in XYLAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does XYLAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrybotany
A polysaccharide made of linked xylose units that occurs widely in the cell walls of woody plants.
Xylan forms a major part of hemicellulose, the material that binds cellulose fibres together in plant cell walls, and it breaks down chemically into the sugar xylose. Industry extracts it from wood and plant waste for uses such as producing furfural and other chemical products. It is studied both in plant biology, for its structural role, and in industrial chemistry, for what can be made from it.
How XYLAN is used
A technical term used in chemistry and plant science rather than in everyday speech.
- Researchers extracted xylan from the wood pulp for analysis.
- Xylan breaks down into xylose when treated with acid.
- The cell walls of the plant were rich in xylan.
- Industrial processes convert xylan into furfural for further use.
- The study measured how much xylan remained after processing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XYLAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with XYLAN
1 longer words begin with XYLAN.
Shorter words from the letters in XYLAN
Common questions about XYLAN
- Is XYLAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XYLAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XYLAN worth?
- XYLAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XYLAN mean?
- A polysaccharide made of linked xylose units that occurs widely in the cell walls of woody plants.
- What letters can be added to XYLAN?
- XYLAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of XYLAN:
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