SANDGLASS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SANDGLASS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANDGLASS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANDGLASS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANDGLASS
No single letter turns SANDGLASS into another word.
How SANDGLASS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SANDGLASS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANDGLASS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SANDGLASS
- SANDGLASS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SANDGLASS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A timer in which sand runs from one glass bulb into another to mark a set period.
Sailors once used a sandglass to time their watches, and cooks still use a small one to time boiled eggs. Writers have long turned it into a symbol of time running out.
How SANDGLASS is used
Used for the timer itself and as a symbol of passing time.
- The last grains of sand slipped through the sandglass.
- A small sandglass sat beside the chessboard.
- The poet compared life to a sandglass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANDGLASS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANDGLASS
1 longer words begin with SANDGLASS.
Shorter words from the letters in SANDGLASS
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Common questions about SANDGLASS
- Is SANDGLASS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANDGLASS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANDGLASS worth?
- SANDGLASS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANDGLASS mean?
- A timer in which sand runs from one glass bulb into another to mark a set period.
- What letters can be added to SANDGLASS?
- No single letter can be added to SANDGLASS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SANDGLASS:
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