GLOSSOLALIA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GLOSSOLALIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLOSSOLALIA?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLOSSOLALIA is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLOSSOLALIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glossolaliasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLOSSOLALIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GLOSSOLALIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLOSSOLALIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLOSSOLALIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Speech-like sounds that follow no known language, especially uttered in religious ecstasy.
Glossolalia is best known as speaking in tongues in some Christian worship, but it can also appear in trance states. Listeners hear the rhythm of speech without recognisable words.
How GLOSSOLALIA is used
Glossolalia is used in religious studies, psychology and linguistics.
- Glossolalia broke out among the worshippers during the service.
- Linguists have studied glossolalia and found no real grammar in it.
- The researcher recorded an hour of glossolalia for analysis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLOSSOLALIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLOSSOLALIA
1 longer words begin with GLOSSOLALIA.
Shorter words from the letters in GLOSSOLALIA
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Common questions about GLOSSOLALIA
- Is GLOSSOLALIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLOSSOLALIA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLOSSOLALIA worth?
- GLOSSOLALIA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLOSSOLALIA mean?
- Speech-like sounds that follow no known language, especially uttered in religious ecstasy.
- What letters can be added to GLOSSOLALIA?
- GLOSSOLALIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GLOSSOLALIA:
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