GALINGALE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GALINGALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALINGALE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALINGALE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALINGALE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
galingalesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GALINGALE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GALINGALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GALINGALE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GALINGALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The aromatic underground stem of an Asian plant related to ginger, used in cooking and herbal remedies.
Galingale has a sharper, more peppery taste than ginger, and appears in Thai and Indonesian dishes. In English the name also covers certain sedge plants with scented roots, which is why older texts use it loosely.
How GALINGALE is used
Found in recipes, spice lists and historical writing; the spelling galangal is also seen.
- Pound the galingale with lemongrass to make the curry paste.
- Medieval cooks prized galingale as an expensive spice.
- The market stall sold fresh galingale beside the ginger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALINGALE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GALINGALE
1 longer words begin with GALINGALE.
Shorter words from the letters in GALINGALE
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Common questions about GALINGALE
- Is GALINGALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALINGALE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALINGALE worth?
- GALINGALE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALINGALE mean?
- The aromatic underground stem of an Asian plant related to ginger, used in cooking and herbal remedies.
- What letters can be added to GALINGALE?
- GALINGALE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GALINGALE:
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