glycol
Glycol can refer to a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent or any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule.
Length
6
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
GL
Ends
COL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “GLYCOL” Mean?
/ˈɡlaɪ̯.kɒl/
glycol has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesa sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
Synonyms
any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
Synonyms
Synonyms for GLYCOL
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Vowels
1
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent
Length
6 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
L
Vowels
1
Consonants
5
Letters
G, L, Y, C, O, L
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆GLYCOL has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆GLYCOL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆GLYCOL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆GLYCOL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEB
CV Pattern
CCCCVC
Vowel Share
17%
Consonant Share
83%
Bigrams
GL, LY, YC, CO, OL
Trigrams
GLY, LYC, YCO, COL
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