GUANIDINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GUANIDINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUANIDINE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUANIDINE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUANIDINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guanidinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUANIDINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GUANIDINE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUANIDINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUANIDINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A strongly basic crystalline compound, found in plants and animal tissue and used in organic synthesis.
Guanidine is a tiny molecule that behaves like a strong alkali in water. Its salts are used in chemistry and medicine, and its structure appears inside the amino acid arginine.
How GUANIDINE is used
Used in chemistry and biochemistry; an older variant spelling is guanidin.
- The chemist dissolved the guanidine in water.
- Guanidine is a strong base that reacts quickly with acids.
- Researchers used a guanidine salt to unfold the protein.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUANIDINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUANIDINE
1 longer words begin with GUANIDINE.
Shorter words from the letters in GUANIDINE
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Common questions about GUANIDINE
- Is GUANIDINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUANIDINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUANIDINE worth?
- GUANIDINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUANIDINE mean?
- A strongly basic crystalline compound, found in plants and animal tissue and used in organic synthesis.
- What letters can be added to GUANIDINE?
- GUANIDINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GUANIDINE:
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