GALYAC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GALYAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALYAC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALYAC is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALYAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
galyacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GALYAC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GALYAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does GALYAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A flat, glossy fur taken from the pelt of a stillborn or very young lamb or kid.
Furriers prize galyac for its sleek, tightly watered surface, which looks closer to silk than to ordinary wool. Garments made from it were popular in fashion houses of the early twentieth century, and the same pelts are sometimes sold under other trade names. The word also appears in the spelling galyak, which is the less common form in word lists.
How GALYAC is used
Specialist fur-trade term; seen mostly in dictionaries and old catalogues.
- The collar of her coat was trimmed with galyac.
- A furrier showed him a sample of dark galyac.
- Galyac was prized for its flat, glossy finish.
- The catalogue listed galyac next to Persian lamb.
- She wore a hat of black galyac to the opera.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALYAC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GALYAC
1 longer words begin with GALYAC.
Shorter words from the letters in GALYAC
Common questions about GALYAC
- Is GALYAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALYAC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALYAC worth?
- GALYAC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALYAC mean?
- A flat, glossy fur taken from the pelt of a stillborn or very young lamb or kid.
- What letters can be added to GALYAC?
- GALYAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GALYAC:
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