GARLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GARLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GARLIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARLIC is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARLIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
garlicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARLIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GARLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,199.
What does GARLIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong-smelling bulb made up of small segments called cloves, used to flavour food and in traditional medicine.
Garlic belongs to the onion family and grows as a plant with flat leaves above ground and a papery bulb below it. Cooks crush, slice or roast the cloves, and the flavour turns sharp when raw and sweet when baked slowly. Its name comes from Old English words meaning spear leek, after the shape of the leaves. Folk tradition credits it with healing powers and, in vampire stories, with protection against the undead.
How GARLIC is used
Everyday word; appears in countless compounds such as garlic bread and garlic press.
- Fry the garlic gently so that it does not turn bitter.
- The kitchen smelled of garlic and fresh bread.
- He planted garlic in the autumn and harvested it the following summer.
- A single clove of garlic was enough for the whole sauce.
- In the legend, a necklace of garlic kept the visitor away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARLIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GARLIC
6 longer words begin with GARLIC.
Shorter words from the letters in GARLIC
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Common questions about GARLIC
- Is GARLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARLIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARLIC worth?
- GARLIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARLIC mean?
- A strong-smelling bulb made up of small segments called cloves, used to flavour food and in traditional medicine.
- What letters can be added to GARLIC?
- GARLIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GARLIC:
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