GELLANT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GELLANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GELLANT?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GELLANT is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GELLANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gellantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GELLANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GELLANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What does GELLANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A substance added to a liquid in order to make it thicken into a gel.
Food scientists and cosmetic chemists choose a gellant according to the texture they want and the temperature at which it must hold. The word is mostly seen on ingredient lists and in technical product descriptions.
How GELLANT is used
Gellant is a technical term from chemistry and manufacturing, and the spelling gelant is a less common variant.
- The manufacturer used a plant extract as the gellant in the dessert.
- A small amount of gellant turned the runny mixture into a firm gel.
- Each gellant behaves differently when the mixture is heated.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GELLANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GELLANT
1 longer words begin with GELLANT.
Shorter words from the letters in GELLANT
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Common questions about GELLANT
- Is GELLANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GELLANT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GELLANT worth?
- GELLANT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GELLANT mean?
- A substance added to a liquid in order to make it thicken into a gel.
- What letters can be added to GELLANT?
- GELLANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GELLANT:
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