t 1 r 1 i 1 h 4 y 4 d 2 r 1 o 1 x 8 y 4
10 letters · 27 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective containing three hydroxyl groups
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English oxy English hydroxy English trihydroxy From tri- + hydroxy.
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Words from these letters
- hydroxy 24
- dixy 15
- doxy 15
- thyroid 14
- oryx 14
- hox 13
- oxy 13
- hydro 12
- hyoid 12
- oxid 12
- yirth 11
- yodh 11