GAINSTROVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAINSTROVE 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 GAINSTROVE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAINSTROVE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAINSTROVE
No single letter turns GAINSTROVE into another word.
How GAINSTROVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GAINSTROVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAINSTROVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GAINSTROVE
- All 10 letters of GAINSTROVE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GAINSTROVE
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Common questions about GAINSTROVE
- Is GAINSTROVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAINSTROVE is not in it.
- How many points is GAINSTROVE worth?
- GAINSTROVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GAINSTROVE?
- No single letter can be added to GAINSTROVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GAINSTROVE:
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