GLYCERIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GLYCERIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLYCERIDE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLYCERIDE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLYCERIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glyceridesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLYCERIDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GLYCERIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLYCERIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLYCERIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A compound formed from glycerol and fatty acids, found in natural fats and oils.
Most dietary fat is a glyceride, usually with three fatty acids attached to one glycerol molecule. Food makers also add mono- and diglycerides to keep mixtures like margarine smooth.
How GLYCERIDE is used
The term glyceride turns up in chemistry, nutrition and ingredient labels.
- Olive oil consists mostly of a glyceride of oleic acid.
- The lab measured the glyceride content of the blood sample.
- A glyceride can be broken down by enzymes in the gut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLYCERIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLYCERIDE
1 longer words begin with GLYCERIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in GLYCERIDE
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Common questions about GLYCERIDE
- Is GLYCERIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLYCERIDE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLYCERIDE worth?
- GLYCERIDE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLYCERIDE mean?
- A compound formed from glycerol and fatty acids, found in natural fats and oils.
- What letters can be added to GLYCERIDE?
- GLYCERIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GLYCERIDE:
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