GANTLET is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GANTLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GANTLET?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANTLET is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANTLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gantletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANTLET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GANTLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does GANTLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard ordeal, or a punishment in which a person runs between two rows of men who strike him.
To run the gantlet is to endure attacks or criticism from every side while moving toward a goal. In railway engineering, the word also names tracks laid so that two lines share a narrow space.
How GANTLET is used
Gantlet is chiefly met in the phrase run the gantlet, a variant of gauntlet.
- The reporter had to run the gantlet of shouting protesters.
- Soldiers once made the thief run a gantlet of whips.
- Every new idea must pass the gantlet of the budget committee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANTLET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GANTLET
3 longer words begin with GANTLET.
Shorter words from the letters in GANTLET
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Common questions about GANTLET
- Is GANTLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANTLET, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANTLET worth?
- GANTLET is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANTLET mean?
- A hard ordeal, or a punishment in which a person runs between two rows of men who strike him.
- What letters can be added to GANTLET?
- GANTLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GANTLET:
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