Is GELIGNITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GELIGNITES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GELIGNITES mean?
Gelignites is a form of GELIGNITE.
- noun
a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for GELIGNITES
GELIGNITES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from GELIGNITES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elegising11
- gelignite11
- gingelies11
- niggliest11
- egesting10
- gingelis10
- gleeting10
- leggiest10
- negliges10
- gentiles9
- lignites9
- lingiest9
- sleeting9
- steeling9
- eggiest9
- giglets9
- gingeli9
- leggies9
- leggins9
- neglige9
- niggles9
- sieging9
- sniggle9
- lenities8
- eelings8
- elegist8
- elegits8
- gentile8
- gentles8
- glisten8
- ignites8
- lignite8
- listing8
- seeling8
- silting8
- singlet8
- sniglet8
- tilings8
- tingles8
- geeing8
- gieing8
- giglet8
- leggin8
- niggle8
- lenites7
- liniest7
- lisente7
- setline7
- sienite7
- tensile7
- eeling7
- elegit7
- genets7
- genies7
- gentes7
- gentil7
- gentle7
- gleets7
- glints7
- ignite7
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