GALLIPOT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GALLIPOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALLIPOT?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALLIPOT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALLIPOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gallipotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GALLIPOT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GALLIPOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GALLIPOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GALLIPOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small glazed earthenware pot once used by apothecaries to hold ointments and medicines.
Old pharmacy shelves were lined with every gallipot labelled in careful script, and antique dealers still sell them as collectables. The word now mostly turns up in novels set in earlier centuries.
How GALLIPOT is used
Gallipot belongs to historical writing about pharmacies and apothecary shops.
- The apothecary dipped a spoon into the gallipot of salve.
- A blue gallipot sat on the dusty shelf.
- She bought a chipped gallipot at the antique fair.
- Each gallipot carried a handwritten Latin label.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALLIPOT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GALLIPOT
1 longer words begin with GALLIPOT.
Shorter words from the letters in GALLIPOT
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Common questions about GALLIPOT
- Is GALLIPOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALLIPOT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALLIPOT worth?
- GALLIPOT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALLIPOT mean?
- A small glazed earthenware pot once used by apothecaries to hold ointments and medicines.
- What letters can be added to GALLIPOT?
- GALLIPOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GALLIPOT:
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