GLANS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GLANS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLANS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLANS is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLANS
No single letter turns GLANS into another word.
How GLANS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GLANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does GLANS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The rounded head at the tip of the penis or clitoris.
In anatomy, the glans is covered by a thin, sensitive layer of skin and, in the case of the penis, is normally protected by the foreskin unless it has been removed by circumcision. The same term describes the smaller, comparable structure at the tip of the clitoris. Doctors and anatomy textbooks use glans as the precise clinical name for this part of the body rather than more casual alternatives.
How GLANS is used
A clinical anatomical term used in medicine rather than everyday conversation.
- The textbook diagram labeled the glans at the tip of the organ.
- The doctor examined the glans during the routine checkup.
- Anatomy classes describe the nerve endings concentrated in the glans.
- Circumcision removes the foreskin covering the glans.
- The article compared the glans of the penis and the clitoris.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLANS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GLANS
The 5 tiles of GLANS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in GLANS
2 words end in GLANS. Useful as a back hook: play GLANS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in GLANS
Common questions about GLANS
- Is GLANS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLANS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLANS worth?
- GLANS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLANS mean?
- The rounded head at the tip of the penis or clitoris.
- What letters can be added to GLANS?
- No single letter can be added to GLANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GLANS:
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