GALLIARDISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. GALLIARDISES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GALLIARDISES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALLIARDISES is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALLIARDISES
No single letter turns GALLIARDISES into another word.
How GALLIARDISES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in GALLIARDISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GALLIARDISES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in GALLIARDISES
Showing 40 of 933. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about GALLIARDISES
- Is GALLIARDISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GALLIARDISES is not in it.
- How many points is GALLIARDISES worth?
- GALLIARDISES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GALLIARDISES?
- No single letter can be added to GALLIARDISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of GALLIARDISES:
Open GALLIARDISES in the Word Finder