GLIADIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GLIADIN 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 GLIADIN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLIADIN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLIADIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLIADIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GLIADIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What stands out about GLIADIN
- The same 7 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 GLIADIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A protein from wheat and some other cereals that forms part of gluten.
Gliadin gives dough its stretch and is the part of gluten that triggers the immune reaction in coeliac disease. Food chemists measure it when testing flour and gluten-free labels.
How GLIADIN is used
Gliadin appears in biochemistry, baking science and discussions of gluten sensitivity.
- Gliadin is dissolved by alcohol, unlike many other proteins.
- The test detects traces of gliadin in processed food.
- Antibodies against gliadin are checked in coeliac screening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLIADIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GLIADIN
The 7 tiles of GLIADIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GLIADIN
3 longer words begin with GLIADIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GLIADIN
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Common questions about GLIADIN
- Is GLIADIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLIADIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLIADIN worth?
- GLIADIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLIADIN mean?
- A protein from wheat and some other cereals that forms part of gluten.
- What letters can be added to GLIADIN?
- GLIADIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GLIADIN:
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