GLUCAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GLUCAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLUCAN?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLUCAN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLUCAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glucansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLUCAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GLUCAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does GLUCAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A polysaccharide made entirely of linked glucose units.
Plants, fungi, yeasts and bacteria all produce glucan, and the forms differ in how the glucose units are joined. Cellulose and starch are glucans, but the term is most often heard for beta-glucan, found in oats and barley and studied for its effect on cholesterol. The name simply combines glucose with the suffix -an, used for sugar polymers.
How GLUCAN is used
Chemistry and nutrition term.
- Oats are a rich source of beta glucan.
- A glucan forms the rigid wall around many yeast cells.
- The lab extracted a glucan from the mushroom.
- Each glucan chain is built from repeating glucose units.
- Researchers tested how a glucan affects the immune response.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLUCAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLUCAN
1 longer words begin with GLUCAN.
Shorter words from the letters in GLUCAN
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Common questions about GLUCAN
- Is GLUCAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLUCAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLUCAN worth?
- GLUCAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLUCAN mean?
- A polysaccharide made entirely of linked glucose units.
- What letters can be added to GLUCAN?
- GLUCAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GLUCAN:
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