GALLUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GALLUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALLUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 22 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALLUS is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALLUS
No single letter turns GALLUS into another word.
How GALLUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GALLUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does GALLUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsinformal
Bold, cheeky, or full of swagger, especially in the face of authority or danger.
Gallus began as a Scots and northern English word built on gallows, the idea being that a gallus person was cheeky or reckless enough to end up hanged for it. Over time the sting faded and the word settled into an approving sense, describing someone with bold self-confidence or a cocky, devil-may-care manner. It is still heard mainly in Scotland and Ireland, often applied to a person's attitude, walk, or way of talking rather than to objects.
How GALLUS is used
Chiefly Scots and Irish informal usage, applied to people and their manner rather than to things.
- The boy gave a gallus grin before running off with the ball.
- She walked into the interview with gallus confidence.
- His gallus remarks got him in trouble with the teacher.
- There was something gallus about the way he wore that old coat.
- Locals described the singer's stage manner as thoroughly gallus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALLUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GALLUS
2 longer words begin with GALLUS.
Shorter words from the letters in GALLUS
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Common questions about GALLUS
- Is GALLUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALLUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALLUS worth?
- GALLUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALLUS mean?
- Bold, cheeky, or full of swagger, especially in the face of authority or danger.
- What letters can be added to GALLUS?
- No single letter can be added to GALLUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GALLUS:
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