Is GALANGAL valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALANGAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is GALANGAL worth?

GALANGAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to GALANGAL?

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

GALANGAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. GALANGAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

g2a1l1a1n1g2a1l1

PlayableGALANGAL · 8 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept GALANGAL?

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: 39 / 100

39WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.25

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

5.87%

Our own measure of how useful GALANGAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for GALANGAL

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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

How GALANGAL scores

Scrabble g2a1l1a1n1g2a1l1 10

Words with Friends g3a1l2a1n2g3a1l2 15

Face value of the 8 tiles in GALANGAL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
g	2	3
a	3	9
l	2	4
n	1	6

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GALANGAL has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with GALANGAL

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1 longer words begin with GALANGAL.

Shorter words from the letters in GALANGAL

galanga9 lalang7 alang6 algal6 lagan6 nalla5 gaga6 gang6 agal5 alga5 anga5 gala5 gall5 lang5 naga5 alan4 anal4 lana4 nala4 gag5 aga4 gal4 gan4 lag4 nag4 aal3 ala3 all3 ana3 ag3 aa2 al2 an2 la2 na2

Common questions about GALANGAL

Is GALANGAL valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALANGAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is GALANGAL worth?: GALANGAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to GALANGAL?: GALANGAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GALANGAL:

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