GAJO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAJO 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GAJO?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAJO is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAJO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gajosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAJO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAJO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does GAJO mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A Romani word for a person who is not Romani, a non-Gypsy.
Gajo names outsiders from the point of view of Romani-speaking communities, marking anyone outside the group by birth or culture. English borrowed the word alongside related spellings such as gadjo and gorgio, all describing the same outside status.
How GAJO is used
A loanword from Romani, used mainly in discussions of Romani culture and language.
- The novel follows a gajo who marries into a Romani family.
- Local customs were sometimes kept private from any gajo visitor.
- The old fiddler taught his songs to a young gajo apprentice.
- Scholars studying Romani language often explain the term gajo first.
- The community welcomed the gajo journalist warmly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAJO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAJO
1 longer words begin with GAJO.
Words with GAJO inside
6 words contain GAJO in the middle. Words that start with GAJO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAJO
Common questions about GAJO
- Is GAJO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAJO is not in it.
- How many points is GAJO worth?
- GAJO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAJO mean?
- A Romani word for a person who is not Romani, a non-Gypsy.
- What letters can be added to GAJO?
- GAJO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAJO:
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