XYLOTOMY is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. XYLOTOMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XYLOTOMY?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XYLOTOMY is to know. It scores 23 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XYLOTOMY
No single letter turns XYLOTOMY into another word.
How XYLOTOMY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in XYLOTOMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so XYLOTOMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does XYLOTOMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The preparation of thin slices of wood so that their structure can be studied under a microscope.
Xylotomy is a laboratory skill rather than a branch of carpentry: the cutting must be fine enough for light to pass through the sample. Botanists and wood scientists rely on xylotomy to identify timber from its cell pattern.
How XYLOTOMY is used
Xylotomy is a rare technical term found in plant anatomy and wood science.
- Her course in xylotomy began with a razor-sharp microtome.
- Xylotomy revealed the growth rings of the ancient beam.
- A manual of xylotomy lay open beside the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XYLOTOMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in XYLOTOMY
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Common questions about XYLOTOMY
- Is XYLOTOMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XYLOTOMY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XYLOTOMY worth?
- XYLOTOMY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XYLOTOMY mean?
- The preparation of thin slices of wood so that their structure can be studied under a microscope.
- What letters can be added to XYLOTOMY?
- No single letter can be added to XYLOTOMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of XYLOTOMY:
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