GAHNITE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GAHNITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAHNITE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAHNITE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAHNITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gahnitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAHNITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GAHNITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,244.
What does GAHNITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A dark green to black mineral of the spinel group, a zinc aluminium oxide.
Collectors prize gahnite for its glassy crystals, which often form small octahedrons in pegmatite and metamorphic rock. Geologists use its chemical formula to tell it apart from similar spinels.
How GAHNITE is used
Used in mineralogy and geology.
- The museum displays a crystal of gahnite from Sweden.
- Zinc is the key metal in gahnite.
- The geologist found gahnite in the pegmatite sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAHNITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GAHNITE
The 7 tiles of GAHNITE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GAHNITE
1 longer words begin with GAHNITE.
Shorter words from the letters in GAHNITE
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Common questions about GAHNITE
- Is GAHNITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAHNITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAHNITE worth?
- GAHNITE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAHNITE mean?
- A dark green to black mineral of the spinel group, a zinc aluminium oxide.
- What letters can be added to GAHNITE?
- GAHNITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GAHNITE:
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