GALLEIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GALLEIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALLEIN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALLEIN is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALLEIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
galleinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GALLEIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GALLEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 152,488.
What does GALLEIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A dark synthetic dye made from pyrogallol and phthalic acid, used for violet colours and as an indicator.
Gallein belongs to the phthalein family of dyes and has a metallic sheen when crystallised. Textile makers once relied on it, and laboratories used it to show changes in acidity.
How GALLEIN is used
Gallein is a specialist chemistry and dyeing term, rarely met outside technical writing.
- The cloth was dyed violet with gallein.
- A pinch of gallein turned the solution deep red.
- Old dyeing manuals list gallein among the mordant dyes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALLEIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GALLEIN
The 7 tiles of GALLEIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GALLEIN
1 longer words begin with GALLEIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GALLEIN
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Common questions about GALLEIN
- Is GALLEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALLEIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALLEIN worth?
- GALLEIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALLEIN mean?
- A dark synthetic dye made from pyrogallol and phthalic acid, used for violet colours and as an indicator.
- What letters can be added to GALLEIN?
- GALLEIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GALLEIN:
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