GALAVANT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GALAVANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALAVANT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALAVANT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALAVANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
galavantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GALAVANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GALAVANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GALAVANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GALAVANT mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To roam about for pleasure with no fixed plan, often in a carefree or frivolous way.
The verb carries a note of mild disapproval, as when parents complain that a teenager is out galavanting instead of doing homework. It is a spelling variant of the more usual gallivant and is pronounced the same.
How GALAVANT is used
Galavant is used with away, about or off to describe idle, pleasure-seeking travel.
- They galavant around Europe every summer.
- Stop trying to galavant off while the work is unfinished.
- She loved to galavant through the old market on slow afternoons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALAVANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GALAVANT
3 longer words begin with GALAVANT.
Shorter words from the letters in GALAVANT
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Common questions about GALAVANT
- Is GALAVANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALAVANT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALAVANT worth?
- GALAVANT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALAVANT mean?
- To roam about for pleasure with no fixed plan, often in a carefree or frivolous way.
- What letters can be added to GALAVANT?
- GALAVANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GALAVANT:
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