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8-letter words ending in YL
There are 28 8-letter words ending in YL in the standard word-game list. The most common are acetoxyl, biphenyl, carbamyl, carbaryl, carbonyl, carboxyl.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| acetoxyl | The acetate group, CH3COO-, when viewed as a substituent | 20 |
| biphenyl | A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C12H10, consisting of two benzene rings linked together by a single bond | 18 |
| carbamyl | Carbamoyl | 17 |
| carbaryl | A white crystalline solid of the carbamate family, a cholinesterase inhibitor used chiefly as an insecticide. | 15 |
| carbonyl | relating to or containing the carbonyl group | 15 |
| carboxyl | relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical | 22 |
| cinnamyl | The univalent radical C6H5-CH=CH-CH2- characteristic of cinnamic compounds | 15 |
| diacetyl | Two acetyl groups in a compound | 14 |
| didactyl | Having only two toes, fingers or claws. | 15 |
| dimethyl | (in combination) Two methyl groups in a molecule. | 17 |
| epicotyl | In plants with seeds, that portion of the embryo or seedling above the cotyledons. | 15 |
| glyceryl | a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals | 17 |
| glycosyl | Any functional group derived from a sugar (especially from a monosaccharide) by removal of the hemiacetal… | 17 |
| hydroxyl | the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols | 25 |
| methoxyl | A univalent radical, CH3O-, derived from methanol | 23 |
| naphthyl | Either of two isomeric univalent radicals formally derived from naphthalene by removal of a hydrogen atom | 19 |
| nitrosyl | The univalent radical -NO | 11 |
| propenyl | A radical of propene (propylene). | 15 |
| succinyl | A radical derived from succinic acid | 15 |
| sulfinyl | Thionyl | 14 |
| sulfonyl | The bivalent radical or functional group -SO2- | 14 |
| sulfuryl | The divalent radical and functional group SO2= | 14 |
| triethyl | Three ethyl groups in a compound | 14 |
All 28 words
- acetoxyl
- biacetyl
- bimethyl
- biphenyl
- carbamyl
- carbaryl
- carbonyl
- carboxyl
- cinnamyl
- diacetyl
- didactyl
- dimethyl
- diphenyl
- epicotyl
- glyceryl
- glycosyl
- hydroxyl
- mesophyl
- methoxyl
- naphthyl
- nitrosyl
- propenyl
- strongyl
- succinyl
- sulfinyl
- sulfonyl
- sulfuryl
- triethyl