GADZOOKERY is a valid Scrabble word — 28 points
Yes. GADZOOKERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 28 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GADZOOKERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GADZOOKERY is to know. It scores 28 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GADZOOKERY
No single letter turns GADZOOKERY into another word.
How GADZOOKERY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GADZOOKERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GADZOOKERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GADZOOKERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishhumorous
The use or overuse of archaic expressions in writing, especially in historical fiction.
Gadzookery is the habit of sprinkling a story with old words like forsooth and prithee in the hope of sounding authentic. Critics use the word mockingly. Done sparingly, period flavour works, but gadzookery tends to sound stagey.
How GADZOOKERY is used
Gadzookery is mainly a British, mildly mocking word used in literary criticism.
- The film was weighed down by gadzookery in every line of dialogue.
- Reviewers praised the novel for avoiding gadzookery altogether.
- Too much gadzookery can make a medieval tale unreadable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GADZOOKERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GADZOOKERY
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Common questions about GADZOOKERY
- Is GADZOOKERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GADZOOKERY, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GADZOOKERY worth?
- GADZOOKERY is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GADZOOKERY mean?
- The use or overuse of archaic expressions in writing, especially in historical fiction.
- What letters can be added to GADZOOKERY?
- No single letter can be added to GADZOOKERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GADZOOKERY:
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