GANGLIOSIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GANGLIOSIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GANGLIOSIDE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANGLIOSIDE is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANGLIOSIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gangliosidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANGLIOSIDE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GANGLIOSIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GANGLIOSIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GANGLIOSIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A complex fatty molecule containing sugar, found in the outer membranes of nerve cells.
Gangliosides are especially abundant in the brain, where they help cells recognise and signal to each other. Certain inherited diseases arise when the body cannot break a ganglioside down.
How GANGLIOSIDE is used
Used in biochemistry and neuroscience.
- A ganglioside builds up in the neurons of affected patients.
- Researchers studied each ganglioside in the cell membrane.
- The brain is rich in ganglioside molecules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANGLIOSIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GANGLIOSIDE
1 longer words begin with GANGLIOSIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in GANGLIOSIDE
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Common questions about GANGLIOSIDE
- Is GANGLIOSIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANGLIOSIDE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANGLIOSIDE worth?
- GANGLIOSIDE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANGLIOSIDE mean?
- A complex fatty molecule containing sugar, found in the outer membranes of nerve cells.
- What letters can be added to GANGLIOSIDE?
- GANGLIOSIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GANGLIOSIDE:
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