GLUCINUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GLUCINUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLUCINUM?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLUCINUM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLUCINUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glucinumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLUCINUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLUCINUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLUCINUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLUCINUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistryobsolete
A former name for the light silvery metal now called beryllium.
The name glucinum came from a Greek word for sweet, because some of its salts taste sugary. It was dropped in favour of beryllium, though it lingers in older reference works.
How GLUCINUM is used
The obsolete noun glucinum appears in historical chemistry texts.
- The textbook listed glucinum beside magnesium.
- Early chemists isolated glucinum from the mineral beryl.
- Today glucinum is known only by its modern name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLUCINUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GLUCINUM
The 8 tiles of GLUCINUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GLUCINUM
1 longer words begin with GLUCINUM.
Shorter words from the letters in GLUCINUM
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Common questions about GLUCINUM
- Is GLUCINUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLUCINUM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLUCINUM worth?
- GLUCINUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLUCINUM mean?
- A former name for the light silvery metal now called beryllium.
- What letters can be added to GLUCINUM?
- GLUCINUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLUCINUM:
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