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Is lyophile a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lyophile is a Scrabble US word. The word lyophile is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

L1Y4O1P3H4I1L1E1

Is lyophile a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lyophile is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

L1Y4O1P3H4I1L1E1

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Yes. The word lyophile is a Words With Friends word. The word lyophile is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

LYOPHILE,

7-letter words (1 found)

LYOPHIL,

6-letter words (2 found)

HOLILY,PHYLLO,

5-letter words (15 found)

HELIO,HELLO,HILLO,HILLY,HIPLY,HOLEY,HOLLY,HOYLE,LOIPE,OLLIE,PHYLE,PIOYE,PLOYE,POLEY,POLLY,

4-letter words (35 found)

ELHI,HEIL,HELL,HELO,HELP,HILL,HOLE,HOLP,HOLY,HOPE,HYLE,HYPE,HYPO,ILLY,LILO,LILY,LIPE,LIPO,LOPE,OILY,OLPE,PELL,PILE,PILL,PILY,PIOY,PLIE,PLOY,POLE,POLL,POLY,YELL,YELP,YILL,YIPE,

3-letter words (37 found)

ELL,HEP,HEY,HIE,HIP,HOE,HOI,HOP,HOY,HYE,HYP,ILL,LEI,LEP,LEY,LIE,LIP,LOP,LOY,LYE,OIL,OLE,OPE,OYE,PEH,PEL,PHI,PHO,PIE,PLY,POH,POI,POL,PYE,YEH,YEP,YIP,

2-letter words (18 found)

EH,EL,HE,HI,HO,IO,LI,LO,OE,OH,OI,OP,OY,PE,PI,PO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 110 words from lyophile according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lyophile

lyophile

Etymology

lyo- +‎ -phile, c. 1900, US, perhaps from French lyophile (“lyophilic”).

Noun

lyophile (plural lyophiles)

  1. (chemistry) a lyophilic substance

Antonyms

  • lyophobe

Adjective

lyophile (comparative more lyophile, superlative most lyophile)

  1. (chemistry) lyophilic
    • 1900, United States Bureau of Soils, p. 148:
      As a class, the soil colloids seem to be related more nearly to the lyophobe than to the lyophile colloids, although materials isolated from some soils approach lyophile colloids in their ability to swell.

Synonyms

  • lyophilic

Antonyms

  • lyophobe
  • lyophobic

References

  • “lyophile”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

Adjective

lyophile (plural lyophiles)

  1. lyophile

Further reading

  • “lyophile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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