GELIGNITE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GELIGNITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GELIGNITE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GELIGNITE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GELIGNITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gelignitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GELIGNITE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GELIGNITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GELIGNITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GELIGNITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A powerful explosive made from nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose in a base of wood pulp and a nitrate salt.
Gelignite is a type of dynamite, a jelly-like blasting charge once standard in quarries, mines and tunnelling. It is the explosive of choice in older crime stories as well as in real engineering.
How GELIGNITE is used
Used in mining, construction and thrillers; chiefly British and Australian.
- The miners packed gelignite into the drilled holes.
- A stick of gelignite was enough to split the boulder.
- The old thriller ended with a cache of stolen gelignite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GELIGNITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GELIGNITE
1 longer words begin with GELIGNITE.
Shorter words from the letters in GELIGNITE
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Common questions about GELIGNITE
- Is GELIGNITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GELIGNITE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GELIGNITE worth?
- GELIGNITE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GELIGNITE mean?
- A powerful explosive made from nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose in a base of wood pulp and a nitrate salt.
- What letters can be added to GELIGNITE?
- GELIGNITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GELIGNITE:
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