GAMA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GAMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAMA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What stands out about GAMA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GAMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall grass native to North America that is valued as pasture and hay for livestock.
Gama grass grows in clumps and can reach considerable height in open grassland. Ranchers often plant gama grass because livestock graze on it readily and it tolerates drought well.
How GAMA is used
Usually referred to as gama grass in agricultural contexts.
- The ranch planted gama grass to feed the cattle through summer.
- Gama grass grows tall along the edges of the pasture.
- Drought-tolerant gama grass thrived even in the dry season.
- Cattle grazed contentedly on the fresh gama grass.
- The field was covered with wild gama grass after the rains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GAMA
The 4 tiles of GAMA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GAMA
13 longer words begin with GAMA.
Words ending in GAMA
2 words end in GAMA. Useful as a back hook: play GAMA onto a word already on the board.
Words with GAMA inside
Showing 24 of 26 words that contain GAMA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GAMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMA
Common questions about GAMA
- Is GAMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMA worth?
- GAMA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMA mean?
- A tall grass native to North America that is valued as pasture and hay for livestock.
- What letters can be added to GAMA?
- GAMA takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAMA:
Open GAMA in the Word Finder