GUNCOTTON is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GUNCOTTON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUNCOTTON?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUNCOTTON is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUNCOTTON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guncottonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUNCOTTON scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GUNCOTTON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUNCOTTON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUNCOTTON mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A powerful explosive made by treating cotton with nitric and sulphuric acids.
Guncotton burns very fast and, unlike gunpowder, leaves almost no smoke, which made it a landmark in military chemistry. It was discovered in the nineteenth century and is a relative of the material used in early plastics and lacquers.
How GUNCOTTON is used
The term guncotton is chiefly found in chemistry, history of weapons and Victorian-era fiction.
- The chemist stored the guncotton in damp, cool conditions.
- Guncotton replaced black powder in many shells.
- An accident with guncotton wrecked the old laboratory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUNCOTTON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUNCOTTON
1 longer words begin with GUNCOTTON.
Shorter words from the letters in GUNCOTTON
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Common questions about GUNCOTTON
- Is GUNCOTTON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUNCOTTON, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUNCOTTON worth?
- GUNCOTTON is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUNCOTTON mean?
- A powerful explosive made by treating cotton with nitric and sulphuric acids.
- What letters can be added to GUNCOTTON?
- GUNCOTTON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GUNCOTTON:
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