GLOSSINA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GLOSSINA 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 GLOSSINA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLOSSINA is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLOSSINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glossinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLOSSINA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLOSSINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLOSSINA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLOSSINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A genus of bloodsucking African flies, the tsetse flies, that spread sleeping sickness.
Glossina is the scientific name used in biology texts, while ordinary speech says tsetse. The name matters mostly in studies of disease transmission and fly control.
How GLOSSINA is used
Glossina appears in zoology and medical writing about tropical disease.
- Researchers trapped glossina flies near the river to count how many carried the parasite.
- A species of glossina is responsible for much of the sleeping sickness in the region.
- The lecture on glossina covered both the life cycle of the fly and methods of control.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLOSSINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GLOSSINA
The 8 tiles of GLOSSINA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GLOSSINA
1 longer words begin with GLOSSINA.
Shorter words from the letters in GLOSSINA
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Common questions about GLOSSINA
- Is GLOSSINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLOSSINA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLOSSINA worth?
- GLOSSINA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLOSSINA mean?
- A genus of bloodsucking African flies, the tsetse flies, that spread sleeping sickness.
- What letters can be added to GLOSSINA?
- GLOSSINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLOSSINA:
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