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Is amyl a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word amyl is a Scrabble US word. The word amyl is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is amyl a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word amyl is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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4-letter words (3 found)

AMYL,LYAM,MYAL,

3-letter words (6 found)

LAM,LAY,LYM,MAL,MAY,YAM,

2-letter words (7 found)

AL,AM,AY,LA,MA,MY,YA,

You can make 16 words from amyl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of amyl

amyl mayl ayml yaml myal ymal amly maly almy lamy mlay lmay aylm yalm alym laym ylam lyam myla ymla mlya lmya ylma lyma

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Definitions and meaning of amyl

amyl

Alternative forms

  • amyle (dated)

Etymology

From Latin amylum (starch), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, starch) from ἀ- (a-, privative) + μύλη (múlē, mill).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæ.mɪl/
  • Rhymes: -æmɪl

Noun

amyl (plural amyls)

  1. (dated, organic chemistry) Synonym of pentyl
  2. (informal) Ellipsis of amyl nitrite.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

amyl (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to starch

Related terms

  • amylo- (amyl-)
  • amylum

Translations

Anagrams

  • Almy, Lamy, Maly, Myla, YAML, lyam, myal

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *aml, from Latin amplus (large, spacious).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aml/, [ˈaməl]

Adjective

amyl

  1. numerous, many

Descendants

  • Welsh: aml

Mutation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aml”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amylum (starch), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, starch). First attested in 1857.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.mɨl/
  • Rhymes: -amɨl
  • Syllabification: a‧myl

Noun

amyl m inan

  1. (organic chemistry, obsolete) amyl

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Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “amyl”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[2]
  • amyl in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Source: wiktionary.org