GALOPADE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GALOPADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GALOPADE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GALOPADE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GALOPADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
galopadesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GALOPADE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GALOPADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GALOPADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GALOPADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A lively ballroom dance of French origin, danced in quick, gliding steps.
Popular in the nineteenth century, the galopade often ended an evening of formal dancing with a burst of speed. The music was quick duple time and couples went round the room together. The name is the French spelling of a similar word for galloping.
How GALOPADE is used
Galopade appears in writing about historical dances and old-fashioned balls.
- The band struck up a galopade to close the ball.
- They practised the galopade for weeks before the party.
- A galopade swept the dancers across the polished floor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GALOPADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GALOPADE
1 longer words begin with GALOPADE.
Shorter words from the letters in GALOPADE
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Common questions about GALOPADE
- Is GALOPADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GALOPADE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GALOPADE worth?
- GALOPADE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GALOPADE mean?
- A lively ballroom dance of French origin, danced in quick, gliding steps.
- What letters can be added to GALOPADE?
- GALOPADE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GALOPADE:
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