GLYPHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. GLYPHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLYPHIC?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLYPHIC is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLYPHIC
No single letter turns GLYPHIC into another word.
How GLYPHIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GLYPHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What stands out about GLYPHIC
- GLYPHIC gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GLYPHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to glyphs, meaning carved or written symbols that stand for sounds or ideas.
Glyphic is a learned word found in archaeology, typography and the study of writing systems. It points to the look and structure of the symbols rather than to their spoken meaning.
How GLYPHIC is used
Mostly found in scholarly writing about carvings, inscriptions and symbol systems.
- The temple wall was covered in glyphic carvings that no one could yet read.
- She studied the glyphic script of an ancient civilisation.
- A glyphic pattern ran in a band around the stone urn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLYPHIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GLYPHIC
Common questions about GLYPHIC
- Is GLYPHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLYPHIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLYPHIC worth?
- GLYPHIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLYPHIC mean?
- Relating to glyphs, meaning carved or written symbols that stand for sounds or ideas.
- What letters can be added to GLYPHIC?
- No single letter can be added to GLYPHIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GLYPHIC:
Open GLYPHIC in the Word Finder