GELATINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GELATINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GELATINE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GELATINE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GELATINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gelatinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GELATINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GELATINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GELATINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GELATINE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GELATINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A clear, tasteless protein substance made by boiling animal bones and skin, used to set jellies and in other products.
Gelatine dissolves in hot water and sets as it cools, which makes it the basis of jellies and many sweets. Photographers once coated film with it, and it also appears in capsules and some explosives.
How GELATINE is used
The usual British spelling, used in cooking, industry and photography.
- Soak the gelatine in cold water before heating it.
- The dessert would not set without enough gelatine.
- Vegetarians avoid sweets made with gelatine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GELATINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GELATINE
The 8 tiles of GELATINE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GELATINE
1 longer words begin with GELATINE.
Shorter words from the letters in GELATINE
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Common questions about GELATINE
- Is GELATINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GELATINE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GELATINE worth?
- GELATINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GELATINE mean?
- A clear, tasteless protein substance made by boiling animal bones and skin, used to set jellies and in other products.
- What letters can be added to GELATINE?
- GELATINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GELATINE:
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