GALLIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GALLIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALLIUM?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALLIUM is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALLIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
galliumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GALLIUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GALLIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What does GALLIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A soft, silvery metallic element with atomic number 31 that melts near room temperature.
Gallium is famous for melting in a warm hand, a favourite demonstration in classrooms. It is also important in electronics, where it appears in semiconductors and LEDs.
How GALLIUM is used
Gallium is a chemistry and engineering term with the symbol Ga.
- A spoon of gallium melted when held in the palm.
- The chip uses gallium in its semiconductor layer.
- Gallium was named after the Latin word for France.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALLIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GALLIUM
1 longer words begin with GALLIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in GALLIUM
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Common questions about GALLIUM
- Is GALLIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALLIUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALLIUM worth?
- GALLIUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALLIUM mean?
- A soft, silvery metallic element with atomic number 31 that melts near room temperature.
- What letters can be added to GALLIUM?
- GALLIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GALLIUM:
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