GLYCIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GLYCIN 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 GLYCIN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLYCIN is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLYCIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLYCIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GLYCIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about GLYCIN
- GLYCIN gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GLYCIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A crystalline chemical once used to develop photographic film.
Glycin names a compound that photographers used as a developing agent, turning the faint image on exposed film into a visible one. Chemists also use the spelling for glycine, the simplest amino acid, so the same letters can point to two different substances. The photographic sense belongs mainly to older darkroom manuals.
How GLYCIN is used
Technical; the amino acid is more often written glycine.
- The old darkroom manual recommended glycin for slow, fine-grained development.
- A bottle of glycin stood on the shelf beside the fixer.
- Some chemists still print glycin where others write glycine.
- He mixed the glycin with water before loading the tank.
- The recipe calls for a pinch of glycin and a little soda.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLYCIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GLYCIN
The 6 tiles of GLYCIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GLYCIN
3 longer words begin with GLYCIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GLYCIN
Common questions about GLYCIN
- Is GLYCIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLYCIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLYCIN worth?
- GLYCIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLYCIN mean?
- A crystalline chemical once used to develop photographic film.
- What letters can be added to GLYCIN?
- GLYCIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GLYCIN:
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