GOSSYPOL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GOSSYPOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOSSYPOL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOSSYPOL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOSSYPOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gossypolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOSSYPOL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GOSSYPOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOSSYPOL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOSSYPOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A toxic yellow pigment found in cottonseed oil.
Gossypol is a natural compound of the cotton plant. Because gossypol is poisonous, cottonseed products meant for food or feed have to be treated to deal with it.
How GOSSYPOL is used
A technical term in chemistry and agriculture, where gossypol matters.
- Gossypol is a toxic pigment in cottonseed oil.
- The feed makers removed the gossypol before selling the meal.
- He read a paper about the effects of gossypol on animals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOSSYPOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOSSYPOL
1 longer words begin with GOSSYPOL.
Shorter words from the letters in GOSSYPOL
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Common questions about GOSSYPOL
- Is GOSSYPOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOSSYPOL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOSSYPOL worth?
- GOSSYPOL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOSSYPOL mean?
- A toxic yellow pigment found in cottonseed oil.
- What letters can be added to GOSSYPOL?
- GOSSYPOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GOSSYPOL:
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