GAINSTRIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAINSTRIVE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GAINSTRIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAINSTRIVE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAINSTRIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAINSTRIVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GAINSTRIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAINSTRIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with GAINSTRIVE
3 longer words begin with GAINSTRIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in GAINSTRIVE
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Common questions about GAINSTRIVE
- Is GAINSTRIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAINSTRIVE is not in it.
- How many points is GAINSTRIVE worth?
- GAINSTRIVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GAINSTRIVE?
- GAINSTRIVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GAINSTRIVE:
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