GLYPTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GLYPTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLYPTIC?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLYPTIC is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLYPTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glypticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLYPTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GLYPTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What stands out about GLYPTIC
- GLYPTIC 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 GLYPTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to carving or engraving, especially on gems.
Glyptic belongs to the vocabulary of art history and jewellery. A glyptic work might be a cameo, a carved seal or an engraved stone. The same root appears in hieroglyph and in the noun glyptics, the art of gem carving.
How GLYPTIC is used
Glyptic is a specialist word found in writing about gem and seal engraving.
- The museum has a fine glyptic collection of Roman gems.
- Her glyptic skill showed in the tiny carved face.
- He studied glyptic art for years.
- A glyptic seal stamped the wax.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLYPTIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLYPTIC
1 longer words begin with GLYPTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in GLYPTIC
Common questions about GLYPTIC
- Is GLYPTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLYPTIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLYPTIC worth?
- GLYPTIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLYPTIC mean?
- Relating to carving or engraving, especially on gems.
- What letters can be added to GLYPTIC?
- GLYPTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GLYPTIC:
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