SOLGEL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SOLGEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOLGEL?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOLGEL is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOLGEL
No single letter turns SOLGEL into another word.
How SOLGEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SOLGEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does SOLGEL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistrytechnical
Existing in, or changing between, the two states of a colloidal solution and a soft, semi-solid gel.
Solgel describes materials such as silica or metal oxides that start as a liquid colloidal solution and are then processed until the particles link together into a soft, jelly-like gel. Chemists and materials engineers use a solgel method to make very pure ceramics, coatings and glass without needing to melt anything at high temperature. The term is mostly technical and shows up in laboratory and manufacturing contexts rather than in everyday speech.
How SOLGEL is used
Technical; used mainly in chemistry and materials science for a process or a material at an intermediate stage between liquid and solid.
- The lab uses a solgel method to coat the glass with a thin, even layer of silica.
- A solgel transition turns the runny solution into a soft, wobbling gel overnight.
- Engineers chose a solgel process because it avoids the high heat of traditional glassmaking.
- The solgel coating protected the metal from rust far better than paint alone.
- Her thesis compared three solgel routes for producing ceramic powders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOLGEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SOLGEL
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Common questions about SOLGEL
- Is SOLGEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOLGEL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOLGEL worth?
- SOLGEL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOLGEL mean?
- Existing in, or changing between, the two states of a colloidal solution and a soft, semi-solid gel.
- What letters can be added to SOLGEL?
- No single letter can be added to SOLGEL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SOLGEL:
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