GLUHWEIN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GLUHWEIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLUHWEIN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLUHWEIN is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLUHWEIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gluhweinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLUHWEIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLUHWEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLUHWEIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GLUHWEIN
- All 8 letters of GLUHWEIN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GLUHWEIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Hot red wine spiced with cinnamon, cloves and sugar, drunk especially in winter.
At German Christmas markets, gluhwein is served in mugs to warm cold hands. The name literally means glowing wine, an old reference to the heat used to make it.
How GLUHWEIN is used
A loanword from German, common around Christmas and winter fairs.
- We sipped gluhwein at the Christmas market.
- The kitchen smelled of cinnamon as the gluhwein warmed.
- A cup of gluhwein is the best cure for a freezing evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLUHWEIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLUHWEIN
1 longer words begin with GLUHWEIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GLUHWEIN
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Common questions about GLUHWEIN
- Is GLUHWEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLUHWEIN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLUHWEIN worth?
- GLUHWEIN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLUHWEIN mean?
- Hot red wine spiced with cinnamon, cloves and sugar, drunk especially in winter.
- What letters can be added to GLUHWEIN?
- GLUHWEIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLUHWEIN:
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