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Carboxyl

c 3a 1r 1b 3o 1x 8y 4l 1

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 8 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does carboxyl mean?

noun

  1. the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids

    Synonymscarboxyl group

adjective

  1. relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical

    Synonymscarboxylic

Is CARBOXYL a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CARBOXYL worth?

Scrabble

22 pts
c 3a 1r 1b 3o 1x 8y 4l 1

Words With Friends

24 pts
c 4a 1r 1b 4o 1x 8y 3l 2

Wordfeud

24 pts
c 4a 1r 1b 4o 1x 8y 4l 1

NYT Crossplay

24 pts
c 3a 1r 1b 4o 1x 8y 4l 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CARBOXYL

Hooks for CARBOXYL

Add one letter to the front or back of CARBOXYL to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

carboxyls

Carboxyl: quick answers

Is CARBOXYL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CARBOXYL is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 22 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CARBOXYL worth?
CARBOXYL scores 22 points in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 24 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does carboxyl mean?
As a noun, carboxyl means “the univalent radical -COOH”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CARBOXYL?
You can make 133 shorter words from CARBOXYL, such as BOXCAR, BRAXY, CALYX, BOXY. See the full list.