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What does vinyl mean? Is vinyl a Scrabble word?

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Is vinyl a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word vinyl is a Scrabble US word. The word vinyl is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

V4I1N1Y4L1

Is vinyl a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word vinyl is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

V4I1N1Y4L1

Is vinyl a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word vinyl is a Words With Friends word. The word vinyl is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

V5I1N2Y3L2

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5-letter words (1 found)

VINYL,

4-letter words (3 found)

INLY,LINY,VINY,

3-letter words (6 found)

IVY,LIN,NIL,VIN,VLY,YIN,

2-letter words (3 found)

IN,LI,NY,

You can make 13 words from vinyl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of vinyl

vinyl

English

Etymology

From Latin vīnum (“wine”) +‎ -yl. Derived from Latin vīnum because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ.nəl/, /ˈvaɪ.nɪl/, [ˈvaɪ.nl̩]
  • enPR: vīʹnəl, vīʹnĭl
  • Rhymes: -aɪnəl, -aɪnɪl

Noun

vinyl (countable and uncountable, plural vinyls)

  1. (organic chemistry, uncountable) The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene.
  2. (countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.
    Hyponyms: polyvinyl chloride, PVC
  3. (music, collectively, uncountable) Phonograph records as a medium.
  4. (music, countable) A phonograph record.
    Coordinate term: acetate

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Adjective

vinyl (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Containing the vinyl radical.
    Synonym: vinylic
  2. Made of polyvinyl chloride.
  3. (music) Pertaining to a phonograph record.

Translations

Further reading

  • vinyl group on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • polyvinyl chloride on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “vinyl”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Swedish

Noun

vinyl c

  1. vinyl (all senses)
    Synonym: (vinyl record) vinylskiva

Declension

References

  • vinyl in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • vinyl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • vinyl in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org