GLYCOL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GLYCOL 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 GLYCOL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLYCOL is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLYCOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glycolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLYCOL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GLYCOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What stands out about GLYCOL
- GLYCOL 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 GLYCOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalchemistry
A sweet, thick, colourless liquid made from ethylene and used chiefly as antifreeze.
Glycol is a syrupy alcohol with two hydroxyl groups, and the best known form is ethylene glycol. Car owners meet it in the coolant that stops an engine freezing, and industry uses it to make plastics and polyester fibre. It is toxic if swallowed, which is why coolant is dyed and sold with warnings.
How GLYCOL is used
Chemistry and automotive term; the word also names a whole class of two-hydroxyl alcohols.
- The radiator was topped up with glycol before the first frost.
- Glycol tastes sweet, but it is poisonous to people and pets.
- The plant ships glycol by the tanker to polyester makers.
- A leak of glycol left a green puddle under the car.
- Engineers chill the pipes with a water and glycol mixture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLYCOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLYCOL
8 longer words begin with GLYCOL.
Shorter words from the letters in GLYCOL
Common questions about GLYCOL
- Is GLYCOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLYCOL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLYCOL worth?
- GLYCOL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLYCOL mean?
- A sweet, thick, colourless liquid made from ethylene and used chiefly as antifreeze.
- What letters can be added to GLYCOL?
- GLYCOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GLYCOL:
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