GLAUCOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GLAUCOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLAUCOUS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLAUCOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLAUCOUS
No single letter turns GLAUCOUS into another word.
How GLAUCOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLAUCOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLAUCOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLAUCOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Dull bluish-green or grey, or covered with a pale waxy bloom.
Plums, grapes and cabbage leaves often look glaucous because of the powdery film on their skin. Poets also reach for glaucous when describing the cold grey-green of the sea.
How GLAUCOUS is used
Glaucous is used in botany and in literary descriptions of colour.
- The plum had a glaucous bloom that rubbed off on his thumb.
- Glaucous leaves lined the garden wall.
- The sea looked glaucous under the clouds.
- A glaucous gull flew over the harbour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLAUCOUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLAUCOUS
3 longer words begin with GLAUCOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in GLAUCOUS
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Common questions about GLAUCOUS
- Is GLAUCOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLAUCOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLAUCOUS worth?
- GLAUCOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLAUCOUS mean?
- Dull bluish-green or grey, or covered with a pale waxy bloom.
- What letters can be added to GLAUCOUS?
- No single letter can be added to GLAUCOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLAUCOUS:
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