GALLOWSNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. GALLOWSNESSES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GALLOWSNESSES?
| 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 GALLOWSNESSES is to know. It scores 17 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALLOWSNESSES
No single letter turns GALLOWSNESSES into another word.
How GALLOWSNESSES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in GALLOWSNESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GALLOWSNESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GALLOWSNESSES
- The letter S appears four times in GALLOWSNESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GALLOWSNESSES
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Common questions about GALLOWSNESSES
- Is GALLOWSNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GALLOWSNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is GALLOWSNESSES worth?
- GALLOWSNESSES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GALLOWSNESSES?
- No single letter can be added to GALLOWSNESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of GALLOWSNESSES:
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