XYLOPHONE is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. XYLOPHONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XYLOPHONE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XYLOPHONE is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XYLOPHONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
xylophonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How XYLOPHONE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in XYLOPHONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so XYLOPHONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does XYLOPHONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A percussion instrument made of a row of graduated wooden bars that are struck with small mallets.
The bright, dry tone of a xylophone cuts through an orchestra and is a favourite in school music lessons. It is often confused with the glockenspiel, whose bars are metal and sound more ringing.
How XYLOPHONE is used
Xylophone is used in orchestras, classrooms and children's toy sets alike.
- The child tapped out a simple tune on her toy xylophone.
- A xylophone solo opened the piece with a quick rattling run.
- He studied percussion and learned to play the xylophone first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XYLOPHONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with XYLOPHONE
1 longer words begin with XYLOPHONE.
Shorter words from the letters in XYLOPHONE
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Common questions about XYLOPHONE
- Is XYLOPHONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XYLOPHONE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XYLOPHONE worth?
- XYLOPHONE is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XYLOPHONE mean?
- A percussion instrument made of a row of graduated wooden bars that are struck with small mallets.
- What letters can be added to XYLOPHONE?
- XYLOPHONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of XYLOPHONE:
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