GAINSTRIVED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAINSTRIVED 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GAINSTRIVED?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAINSTRIVED is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAINSTRIVED
No single letter turns GAINSTRIVED into another word.
How GAINSTRIVED scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GAINSTRIVED, 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 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAINSTRIVED has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of GAINSTRIVED
The 11 tiles of GAINSTRIVED in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in GAINSTRIVED
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Common questions about GAINSTRIVED
- Is GAINSTRIVED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAINSTRIVED is not in it.
- How many points is GAINSTRIVED worth?
- GAINSTRIVED is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GAINSTRIVED?
- No single letter can be added to GAINSTRIVED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GAINSTRIVED:
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