GUANIDIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GUANIDIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUANIDIN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUANIDIN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUANIDIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUANIDIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GUANIDIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUANIDIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUANIDIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A strongly basic crystalline compound used in making plastics, resins and some medicines.
Guanidin is an older spelling of the chemical name now written guanidine. It was first obtained from guano, which explains the start of the word. Chemists value it as a strong base and as a starting material for synthesis.
How GUANIDIN is used
Guanidin is a chemistry term, now mostly replaced by the spelling guanidine.
- The chemist dissolved guanidin in water.
- Guanidin is a very strong organic base.
- Salts of guanidin are used in several industrial processes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUANIDIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUANIDIN
3 longer words begin with GUANIDIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GUANIDIN
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Common questions about GUANIDIN
- Is GUANIDIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUANIDIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUANIDIN worth?
- GUANIDIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUANIDIN mean?
- A strongly basic crystalline compound used in making plastics, resins and some medicines.
- What letters can be added to GUANIDIN?
- GUANIDIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GUANIDIN:
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