XYLIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. XYLIC is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept XYLIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XYLIC is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XYLIC
No single letter turns XYLIC into another word.
How XYLIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in XYLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does XYLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to or derived from xylene, especially describing a group of related organic acids.
Xylic most often appears attached to acid, naming any of several closely related compounds produced by partially oxidising certain hydrocarbons found alongside xylene. The word belongs almost entirely to chemical nomenclature rather than everyday description.
How XYLIC is used
Specialist chemical term; appears mainly in scientific literature.
- The paper described a new xylic acid derivative.
- Researchers isolated a xylic compound from the mixture.
- The lab report referred to a xylic byproduct.
- A xylic acid sample was sent for further testing.
- The chemist labelled the flask containing xylic acid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XYLIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of XYLIC
The 5 tiles of XYLIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in XYLIC
9 words end in XYLIC. Useful as a back hook: play XYLIC onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in XYLIC
Common questions about XYLIC
- Is XYLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and XYLIC is not in it.
- How many points is XYLIC worth?
- XYLIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XYLIC mean?
- Relating to or derived from xylene, especially describing a group of related organic acids.
- What letters can be added to XYLIC?
- No single letter can be added to XYLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of XYLIC:
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