GALIOT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GALIOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALIOT?
| 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 GALIOT is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALIOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
galiotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GALIOT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GALIOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does GALIOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticalhistorical
A small, fast galley once used in the Mediterranean, or, in Dutch usage, a single-masted cargo and fishing vessel.
A galiot combined oars and sails to move quickly in the calmer waters of the Mediterranean, making it useful for both trade and naval raiding in earlier centuries. A separate but related Dutch design, sharing the same name, carried a mainmast and mizzenmast and served as a sturdy merchant or fishing boat along the coasts of the Netherlands. Both types belong to the wider family of small, versatile working ships that predate large modern engine-powered vessels.
How GALIOT is used
Used mainly in maritime history to describe two related but distinct types of small sailing vessel.
- The pirates pursued the merchant ship in a swift galiot.
- A Dutch galiot loaded with fish sailed into the harbour at dawn.
- Historians describe how a galiot combined oars and sails for speed.
- The shipyard restored an old galiot as a floating museum.
- Fishermen along the coast once relied on the galiot for their daily catch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALIOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GALIOT
The 6 tiles of GALIOT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GALIOT
1 longer words begin with GALIOT.
Shorter words from the letters in GALIOT
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Common questions about GALIOT
- Is GALIOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALIOT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALIOT worth?
- GALIOT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALIOT mean?
- A small, fast galley once used in the Mediterranean, or, in Dutch usage, a single-masted cargo and fishing vessel.
- What letters can be added to GALIOT?
- GALIOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GALIOT:
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