XYLOGRAPH is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. XYLOGRAPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XYLOGRAPH?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XYLOGRAPH is to know. It scores 25 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XYLOGRAPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How XYLOGRAPH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in XYLOGRAPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so XYLOGRAPH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about XYLOGRAPH
- All 9 letters of XYLOGRAPH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does XYLOGRAPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
An engraving cut in wood, or a print taken from such an engraving.
A xylograph was made by cutting a design into a block of wood and then inking and pressing it onto paper. Early printed books often relied on the xylograph for their illustrations before metal plates became common.
How XYLOGRAPH is used
Xylograph is a specialist word used by print historians and collectors.
- The library keeps a fifteenth-century xylograph of a saint.
- Each xylograph shows the fine lines of the original block.
- The collector paid a high price for a rare xylograph.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XYLOGRAPH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with XYLOGRAPH
9 longer words begin with XYLOGRAPH.
Shorter words from the letters in XYLOGRAPH
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Common questions about XYLOGRAPH
- Is XYLOGRAPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XYLOGRAPH, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XYLOGRAPH worth?
- XYLOGRAPH is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XYLOGRAPH mean?
- An engraving cut in wood, or a print taken from such an engraving.
- What letters can be added to XYLOGRAPH?
- XYLOGRAPH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of XYLOGRAPH:
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