GAOL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GAOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAOL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAOL is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gaolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAOL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does GAOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A British spelling of jail, a building where people are held in custody or serving a prison sentence.
Gaol and jail are the same word going back centuries in English; gaol kept the older French-derived spelling while jail became the standard form in American English and in most modern British use as well. It survives today mainly in older texts, in place names and in a few fixed British legal terms.
How GAOL is used
British; increasingly rare even in Britain, where jail is now the everyday spelling.
- He was sent to gaol for stealing a loaf of bread.
- The old gaol in the town centre is now a museum.
- She spent three years in gaol before her release.
- The novel describes conditions inside a Victorian gaol.
- They locked the prisoner in the county gaol overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GAOL
The 4 tiles of GAOL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GAOL
15 longer words begin with GAOL.
Words ending in GAOL
1 words end in GAOL. Useful as a back hook: play GAOL onto a word already on the board.
Words with GAOL inside
3 words contain GAOL in the middle. Words that start with GAOL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAOL
Common questions about GAOL
- Is GAOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAOL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAOL worth?
- GAOL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAOL mean?
- A British spelling of jail, a building where people are held in custody or serving a prison sentence.
- What letters can be added to GAOL?
- GAOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAOL:
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