ALGIN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ALGIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALGIN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALGIN is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALGIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alginsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALGIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALGIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
What stands out about ALGIN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALGIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A gummy substance extracted from brown seaweed, used as a thickener and stabiliser in food and other products.
Algin, more precisely a mixture of alginic acid and its salts, occurs naturally in the cell walls of kelp and other brown seaweeds, where it helps the plant stay flexible in moving water. Manufacturers extract algin on a large scale and add it to ice cream, sauces, and other processed foods to keep them smooth and prevent ice crystals or separation. The same gum also appears in wound dressings, where its ability to hold moisture helps keep an injury from drying out. Most consumers encounter algin only as an ingredient listed by its more familiar name, alginate, on a food label.
How ALGIN is used
A technical chemistry and food-science term; the derived name alginate appears far more often on ingredient labels.
- The ice cream recipe called for a small amount of algin as a stabiliser.
- Algin extracted from kelp gives the sauce its smooth texture.
- The wound dressing used algin to help absorb excess moisture.
- Factories process tonnes of seaweed each year to obtain algin.
- Without algin, the dessert separated within a few hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALGIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALGIN
The 5 tiles of ALGIN in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ALGIN
4 longer words begin with ALGIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ALGIN
Common questions about ALGIN
- Is ALGIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALGIN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALGIN worth?
- ALGIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALGIN mean?
- A gummy substance extracted from brown seaweed, used as a thickener and stabiliser in food and other products.
- What letters can be added to ALGIN?
- ALGIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALGIN:
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