Is CARBONYLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARBONYLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARBONYLS mean?
Carbonyls is a form of CARBONYL.
- noun
a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide
- adjective
relating to or containing the carbonyl group
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + B (3) + O (1) + N (1) + Y (4) + L (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CARBONYLS
CARBONYLS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CARBONYLS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carbonyl15
- balcony14
- carboys14
- carboy13
- colbys13
- baryons12
- crayons12
- colby12
- corby12
- carbons11
- corbans11
- barony11
- baryon11
- boyars11
- boylas11
- calory11
- crayon11
- lycras11
- bacons10
- bancos10
- broncs10
- carbon10
- carbos10
- carobs10
- cobras10
- corban10
- acyls10
- barny10
- boyar10
- boyla10
- brays10
- brosy10
- byrls10
- carny10
- clary10
- clays10
- cloys10
- coaly10
- corny10
- corys10
- crony10
- cyano10
- cyans10
- lycra10
- nobly10
- oracy10
- scaly10
- scary10
- sycon10
- onlays9
- rayons9
- royals9
- snarly9
- bacon9
- banco9
- bancs9
- blocs9
- bronc9
- carbo9
- carbs9
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