Is GAINING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAINING, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is GAINING worth?

GAINING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to GAINING?

GAINING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

GAINING is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. GAINING 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.

g2a1i1n1i1n1g2

PlayableGAINING · 7 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

9points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 1,098 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept GAINING?

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: 50 / 100

50WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.29

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

6.43%

Our own measure of how useful GAINING is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for GAINING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

gainings10

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How GAINING scores

Scrabble g2a1i1n1i1n1g2 9

Words with Friends g3a1i1n2i1n2g3 13

Face value of the 7 tiles in GAINING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
g	2	3
a	1	9
i	2	9
n	2	6

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,098 thousand.

What stands out about GAINING

GAINING begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with GAINING

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1 longer words begin with GAINING.

Shorter words from the letters in GAINING

aging7 ingan6 gang6 giga6 ging6 agin5 gain5 ginn5 nang5 ngai5 inia4 nain4 gag5 gig5 igg5 gan4 gin4 ing4 nag4 ain3 ani3 ann3 inn3 nai3 nan3 ag3 gi3 ai2 an2 in2 na2

Common questions about GAINING

Is GAINING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAINING, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is GAINING worth?: GAINING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to GAINING?: GAINING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GAINING:

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