GALLOWGLASS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GALLOWGLASS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALLOWGLASS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALLOWGLASS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALLOWGLASS
No single letter turns GALLOWGLASS into another word.
How GALLOWGLASS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GALLOWGLASS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GALLOWGLASS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GALLOWGLASS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A heavily armed mercenary foot soldier from medieval Ireland and the Scottish Isles.
The gallowglass fought with a long axe and mail coat and was hired by Irish chiefs, often from families of Hebridean origin. Historians mention him when describing late medieval warfare in Gaelic Ireland.
How GALLOWGLASS is used
Gallowglass appears in historical writing about Ireland and Scotland.
- Each gallowglass carried a heavy axe into battle.
- The chieftain paid a company of gallowglass to guard the border.
- A gallowglass stood watch at the castle gate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALLOWGLASS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GALLOWGLASS
1 longer words begin with GALLOWGLASS.
Shorter words from the letters in GALLOWGLASS
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Common questions about GALLOWGLASS
- Is GALLOWGLASS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALLOWGLASS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALLOWGLASS worth?
- GALLOWGLASS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALLOWGLASS mean?
- A heavily armed mercenary foot soldier from medieval Ireland and the Scottish Isles.
- What letters can be added to GALLOWGLASS?
- No single letter can be added to GALLOWGLASS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GALLOWGLASS:
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