GLYCERIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GLYCERIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLYCERIN?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLYCERIN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLYCERIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLYCERIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLYCERIN, 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 | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLYCERIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GLYCERIN
- All 8 letters of GLYCERIN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GLYCERIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sweet, thick, colourless liquid obtained from fats and oils.
Glycerin turns up in soaps, lotions and cough syrups, where it keeps things moist and smooth. In chemistry the pure compound is usually named glycerol, while glycerin is the everyday trade name.
How GLYCERIN is used
The common spelling in American English and on product labels, such as glycerin soap.
- The lotion contains glycerin to keep skin soft.
- Glycerin is a by-product of making soap.
- He added a drop of glycerin to the mixture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLYCERIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLYCERIN
7 longer words begin with GLYCERIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GLYCERIN
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Common questions about GLYCERIN
- Is GLYCERIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLYCERIN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLYCERIN worth?
- GLYCERIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLYCERIN mean?
- A sweet, thick, colourless liquid obtained from fats and oils.
- What letters can be added to GLYCERIN?
- GLYCERIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLYCERIN:
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