GRAMICIDIN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GRAMICIDIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRAMICIDIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRAMICIDIN is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAMICIDIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gramicidinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRAMICIDIN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GRAMICIDIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRAMICIDIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRAMICIDIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An antibiotic made by a soil bacterium, used mainly on the skin and in lozenges against certain bacterial infections.
Gramicidin was among the first antibiotics found in nature, yet it is too toxic to be injected. That is why it is kept to creams, eye drops and throat tablets.
How GRAMICIDIN is used
Appears in pharmacology and on labels of topical medicines.
- The ointment contains gramicidin and two other antibiotics.
- Gramicidin works by making holes in bacterial membranes.
- Doctors avoid gramicidin in the bloodstream because of its toxicity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRAMICIDIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRAMICIDIN
1 longer words begin with GRAMICIDIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAMICIDIN
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Common questions about GRAMICIDIN
- Is GRAMICIDIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAMICIDIN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAMICIDIN worth?
- GRAMICIDIN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRAMICIDIN mean?
- An antibiotic made by a soil bacterium, used mainly on the skin and in lozenges against certain bacterial infections.
- What letters can be added to GRAMICIDIN?
- GRAMICIDIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GRAMICIDIN:
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