GLUTENOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GLUTENOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLUTENOUS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLUTENOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLUTENOUS
No single letter turns GLUTENOUS into another word.
How GLUTENOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GLUTENOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLUTENOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLUTENOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Containing gluten, the sticky protein of wheat flour.
Glutenous describes a dough or flour rich in that elastic protein, which gives bread its chew. It is a rarer relative of the adjective glutinous, which means sticky, so the two should not be mixed up. Bakers and food scientists are the likeliest users.
How GLUTENOUS is used
Used in baking and food science for flour or dough rich in gluten.
- The glutenous dough stretched without tearing.
- Strong flour makes a glutenous mixture suited to bread.
- People with coeliac disease avoid glutenous foods.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLUTENOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GLUTENOUS
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Common questions about GLUTENOUS
- Is GLUTENOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLUTENOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLUTENOUS worth?
- GLUTENOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLUTENOUS mean?
- Containing gluten, the sticky protein of wheat flour.
- What letters can be added to GLUTENOUS?
- No single letter can be added to GLUTENOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GLUTENOUS:
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