GALAXY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. GALAXY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALAXY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALAXY is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALAXY
No single letter turns GALAXY into another word.
How GALAXY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GALAXY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does GALAXY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A huge system of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity.
Our own galaxy is the Milky Way, one among billions in the universe. The word also serves figuratively for any brilliant gathering, as in a galaxy of stars at a premiere.
How GALAXY is used
Used in astronomy, and loosely for any dazzling group.
- The telescope photographed a distant galaxy.
- A galaxy can hold hundreds of billions of stars.
- A galaxy of film stars attended the opening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALAXY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GALAXY
Common questions about GALAXY
- Is GALAXY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALAXY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALAXY worth?
- GALAXY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALAXY mean?
- A huge system of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity.
- What letters can be added to GALAXY?
- No single letter can be added to GALAXY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GALAXY:
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