GLYCAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GLYCAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLYCAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLYCAN is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLYCAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glycansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLYCAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GLYCAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about GLYCAN
- GLYCAN gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GLYCAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A carbohydrate built from many sugar units joined together in a chain.
In chemistry and biology a glycan is any long sugar polymer, so starch, cellulose and glycogen all belong to the group. The term is used especially for the sugar chains attached to proteins and fats on the surface of cells. It comes from the Greek word for sweet, the same root as glucose.
How GLYCAN is used
Technical term in biochemistry; a near synonym is polysaccharide.
- Each glycan on the cell surface helps other cells recognise it.
- The researcher mapped how a single glycan changes the shape of a protein.
- A glycan can be a straight chain or a branching tree of sugars.
- The vaccine targets a glycan that coats the virus.
- Plants store energy in a glycan such as starch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLYCAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLYCAN
1 longer words begin with GLYCAN.
Shorter words from the letters in GLYCAN
Common questions about GLYCAN
- Is GLYCAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLYCAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLYCAN worth?
- GLYCAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLYCAN mean?
- A carbohydrate built from many sugar units joined together in a chain.
- What letters can be added to GLYCAN?
- GLYCAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GLYCAN:
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