GANGLION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GANGLION 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 GANGLION?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANGLION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANGLION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ganglionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANGLION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GANGLION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GANGLION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GANGLION mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A cluster of nerve cell bodies forming a relay point on a nerve, or a harmless lump that grows on a tendon sheath.
Anatomists use ganglion for the nerve clusters found all along the body, outside the brain and spinal cord. Doctors also use the same word for a round, fluid-filled lump that often appears on the wrist, which is usually painless and sometimes disappears alone.
How GANGLION is used
Ganglion is a medical word, used for both nerve clusters and wrist or foot lumps.
- A ganglion near the spine passes signals between the nerves and the organs.
- The surgeon removed a ganglion from her wrist.
- Each ganglion in the insect acts as a small control centre for its body segment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANGLION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GANGLION
3 longer words begin with GANGLION.
Shorter words from the letters in GANGLION
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Common questions about GANGLION
- Is GANGLION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANGLION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANGLION worth?
- GANGLION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANGLION mean?
- A cluster of nerve cell bodies forming a relay point on a nerve, or a harmless lump that grows on a tendon sheath.
- What letters can be added to GANGLION?
- GANGLION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GANGLION:
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