GALLOP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GALLOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALLOP?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALLOP is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALLOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gallopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GALLOP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GALLOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does GALLOP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move at the fastest pace of a horse, with all four feet leaving the ground together in each bound.
To gallop is first of all something a horse does, and a rider who gallops is carried along in that bounding rhythm. The word spread from horses to people and things, so a child can gallop down a hallway and a plan can gallop ahead faster than anyone expected. The noun names the pace itself and also a stretch of open ground used for exercising horses. The English form came from Old French.
How GALLOP is used
Common in everyday English, both literally about horses and figuratively about anything moving fast.
- The mare began to gallop as soon as she reached the open field.
- We watched the riders gallop across the beach at dawn.
- Prices continued to gallop upward all through the summer.
- The children gallop around the garden pretending to be ponies.
- He let the horse gallop for a mile before slowing to a walk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALLOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GALLOP
9 longer words begin with GALLOP.
Shorter words from the letters in GALLOP
Common questions about GALLOP
- Is GALLOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALLOP, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALLOP worth?
- GALLOP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALLOP mean?
- To move at the fastest pace of a horse, with all four feet leaving the ground together in each bound.
- What letters can be added to GALLOP?
- GALLOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GALLOP:
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