GLYCERIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GLYCERIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLYCERIC?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLYCERIC is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLYCERIC
No single letter turns GLYCERIC into another word.
How GLYCERIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLYCERIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLYCERIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLYCERIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to or obtained from glycerol, as in a syrupy acid made by oxidising it.
Glyceric appears almost only in chemistry, where it names an acid and its salts. It tells readers a compound traces back to glycerol.
How GLYCERIC is used
Used in chemical and biochemical writing.
- The glyceric acid dissolved in water.
- A glyceric derivative formed in the reaction.
- The sample contained a glyceric compound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLYCERIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GLYCERIC
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Common questions about GLYCERIC
- Is GLYCERIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLYCERIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLYCERIC worth?
- GLYCERIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLYCERIC mean?
- Relating to or obtained from glycerol, as in a syrupy acid made by oxidising it.
- What letters can be added to GLYCERIC?
- No single letter can be added to GLYCERIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLYCERIC:
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