GALLIMAUFRY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. GALLIMAUFRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALLIMAUFRY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALLIMAUFRY is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALLIMAUFRY
No single letter turns GALLIMAUFRY into another word.
How GALLIMAUFRY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GALLIMAUFRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GALLIMAUFRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GALLIMAUFRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A confused jumble or medley of things; originally, a stew made from assorted scraps of meat.
A gallimaufry is a mixed bag where nothing quite belongs together. The word started in the kitchen, as a hash of leftovers, before moving on to describe any muddle.
How GALLIMAUFRY is used
Playful and slightly old-fashioned; used for a random collection of things or ideas.
- The shop window held a gallimaufry of clocks, hats and china dogs.
- Her speech was a gallimaufry of jokes and statistics.
- The menu offered a gallimaufry of dishes from six countries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALLIMAUFRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GALLIMAUFRY
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Common questions about GALLIMAUFRY
- Is GALLIMAUFRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALLIMAUFRY, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALLIMAUFRY worth?
- GALLIMAUFRY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALLIMAUFRY mean?
- A confused jumble or medley of things; originally, a stew made from assorted scraps of meat.
- What letters can be added to GALLIMAUFRY?
- No single letter can be added to GALLIMAUFRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GALLIMAUFRY:
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