GALLANT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GALLANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALLANT?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALLANT is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALLANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gallantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GALLANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GALLANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does GALLANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Brave and honourable, or politely attentive to women.
A gallant soldier shows courage in battle, while a gallant gentleman opens doors and offers his coat. As a noun the word once meant a fashionable young man who courted ladies, and as a verb it meant to escort one.
How GALLANT is used
Gallant can praise bravery or courtly manners, and has an old-fashioned flavour.
- The gallant captain refused to leave his crew.
- He made a gallant bow and kissed her hand.
- It was a gallant effort, though the team lost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALLANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GALLANT
10 longer words begin with GALLANT.
Shorter words from the letters in GALLANT
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Common questions about GALLANT
- Is GALLANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALLANT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALLANT worth?
- GALLANT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALLANT mean?
- Brave and honourable, or politely attentive to women.
- What letters can be added to GALLANT?
- GALLANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GALLANT:
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