GAMY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GAMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAMY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAMY is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAMY
No single letter turns GAMY into another word.
How GAMY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does GAMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having the strong flavour of hung game.
Gamy describes meat hung long enough to develop flavour, which is a deliberate process and not spoilage. The figurative sense, meaning slightly disreputable, is American and much later.
How GAMY is used
Before and after the noun. Also spelled gamey.
- A gamy pheasant has been hung and not forgotten.
- The word gamy describes a process and not a fault.
- More gamy than last week and closer to the limit.
- A gamy neighbourhood in American use is disreputable.
- Two birds hung the same length and only one gamy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAMY
2 longer words begin with GAMY.
Words ending in GAMY
Showing 24 of 40 words that end in GAMY. Useful as a back hook: play GAMY onto a word already on the board.
Words with GAMY inside
4 words contain GAMY in the middle. Words that start with GAMY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAMY
Common questions about GAMY
- Is GAMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAMY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAMY worth?
- GAMY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAMY mean?
- Having the strong flavour of hung game.
- What letters can be added to GAMY?
- No single letter can be added to GAMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAMY:
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