GALLOWING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. GALLOWING 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 GALLOWING?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALLOWING is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALLOWING
No single letter turns GALLOWING into another word.
How GALLOWING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GALLOWING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GALLOWING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GALLOWING
- GALLOWING begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GALLOWING
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Common questions about GALLOWING
- Is GALLOWING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GALLOWING is not in it.
- How many points is GALLOWING worth?
- GALLOWING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GALLOWING?
- No single letter can be added to GALLOWING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GALLOWING:
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