YLID is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. YLID is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 8 points there.
Which word lists accept YLID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YLID is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YLID
No single letter turns YLID into another word.
How YLID scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YLID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about YLID
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YLID mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A neutral molecule with a positively charged atom directly bonded to a negatively charged carbon atom.
A ylid typically forms when a strong base removes a proton from a carbon atom next to a positively charged atom such as phosphorus, nitrogen, or sulfur. Chemists use ylids in reactions such as the Wittig reaction to build carbon-carbon double bonds.
How YLID is used
Ylid is also spelled ylide, and both spellings appear in chemistry literature.
- The chemist prepared a phosphorus ylid for the Wittig reaction.
- A sulfur ylid was used to form the new carbon-carbon bond.
- Ylids are unstable and usually generated just before use.
- The reaction produced a nitrogen ylid as an intermediate.
- Researchers studied how the ylid reacted with the aldehyde.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YLID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YLID
The 4 tiles of YLID in a different order — 2 found.
Words with YLID inside
12 words contain YLID in the middle. Words that start with YLID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in YLID
Common questions about YLID
- Is YLID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YLID, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YLID worth?
- YLID is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YLID mean?
- A neutral molecule with a positively charged atom directly bonded to a negatively charged carbon atom.
- What letters can be added to YLID?
- No single letter can be added to YLID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YLID:
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