GAPESEED is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GAPESEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAPESEED?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAPESEED is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAPESEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gapeseedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAPESEED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GAPESEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAPESEED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GAPESEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectarchaic
A person who stares open-mouthed at something strange, or the odd sight that makes people stare.
The word belongs to old British dialect and pictures a rustic goggling at a marvel. A gapeseed can be the watcher or the spectacle itself, depending on the sentence.
How GAPESEED is used
Gapeseed is a rare dialect word for a gaper or for a wonder that draws stares.
- The fair brought out every gapeseed in the village.
- He stood there like a gapeseed, mouth wide open.
- The two-headed calf was a real gapeseed for the crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAPESEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAPESEED
1 longer words begin with GAPESEED.
Shorter words from the letters in GAPESEED
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Common questions about GAPESEED
- Is GAPESEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAPESEED, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAPESEED worth?
- GAPESEED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAPESEED mean?
- A person who stares open-mouthed at something strange, or the odd sight that makes people stare.
- What letters can be added to GAPESEED?
- GAPESEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GAPESEED:
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