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Naphthyl

n ₁a ₁p ₃h ₄t ₁h ₄y ₄l ₁

About 2 syllables

8 letters · Uncommon

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

What does naphthyl mean?

We don’t have a definition for naphthyl yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is NAPHTHYL a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 NAPHTHYL worth?

Scrabble

19 pts

n ₁a ₁p ₃h ₄t ₁h ₄y ₄l ₁

Words With Friends

19 pts

n ₂a ₁p ₄h ₃t ₁h ₃y ₃l ₂

Wordfeud

20 pts

n ₁a ₁p ₄h ₄t ₁h ₄y ₄l ₁

NYT Crossplay

18 pts

n ₁a ₁p ₃h ₃t ₁h ₃y ₄l ₂

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

Words from the letters in NAPHTHYL

Best shorter words top 30 of 74

hyphal 17 hypha 16 haply 13 phyla 13 hyp 11 lathy 11 aptly 10 hath 10 hyla 10 panty 10 patly 10 platy 10 typal 10 hah 9 hay 9 paly 9 path 9 paty 9 phat 9 play 9 pyat 9 thy 9 yah 9 hap 8 pah 8 pay 8 pht 8 ply 8 pya 8 yap 8

See all 74 words made from NAPHTHYL

Hooks for NAPHTHYL

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

naphthyls

Naphthyl: quick answers

Is NAPHTHYL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. NAPHTHYL is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.

How many points is NAPHTHYL worth?

NAPHTHYL scores 19 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in NAPHTHYL?

You can make 74 shorter words from NAPHTHYL, such as HYPHAL, HYPHA, HAPLY, PHYLA. See the full list.