AGLYCON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AGLYCON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGLYCON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGLYCON is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGLYCON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGLYCON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AGLYCON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does AGLYCON mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The non-sugar part of a glycoside, often an alcohol or a phenol.
When enzymes split a glycoside, the aglycon is what remains once the sugar leaves. Biochemists study it because it often carries the biological effect of the compound.
How AGLYCON is used
Aglycon appears in biochemistry and plant chemistry.
- The enzyme released the aglycon from the sugar.
- Researchers measured the aglycon in the plant extract.
- Each aglycon has its own chemical behaviour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGLYCON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AGLYCON
3 longer words begin with AGLYCON.
Shorter words from the letters in AGLYCON
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Common questions about AGLYCON
- Is AGLYCON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGLYCON, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGLYCON worth?
- AGLYCON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGLYCON mean?
- The non-sugar part of a glycoside, often an alcohol or a phenol.
- What letters can be added to AGLYCON?
- AGLYCON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AGLYCON:
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