GAOLBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GAOLBIRD 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 GAOLBIRD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAOLBIRD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAOLBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gaolbirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAOLBIRD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GAOLBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAOLBIRD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GAOLBIRD
- All 8 letters of GAOLBIRD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GAOLBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishinformal
A person who has spent a great deal of time in prison, especially one jailed again and again.
This is the British gaol spelling of jailbird, and it sounds a little dated, like a phrase from an old crime novel. A gaolbird is labelled by a record, and the term is rarely friendly.
How GAOLBIRD is used
Gaolbird is a dated British term for a repeat offender.
- The old gaolbird knew every cell in the county.
- No one trusted the gaolbird who joined the crew.
- A reformed gaolbird gave a talk at the school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAOLBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAOLBIRD
1 longer words begin with GAOLBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in GAOLBIRD
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Common questions about GAOLBIRD
- Is GAOLBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAOLBIRD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAOLBIRD worth?
- GAOLBIRD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAOLBIRD mean?
- A person who has spent a great deal of time in prison, especially one jailed again and again.
- What letters can be added to GAOLBIRD?
- GAOLBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GAOLBIRD:
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