GAPO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAPO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GAPO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAPO is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAPO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAPO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAPO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does GAPO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A seasonally flooded forest found along the rivers of the Amazon basin.
A gapo forms when river water rises during the wet season and submerges the surrounding forest floor. Fish and other aquatic animals move into a gapo to feed among the flooded trees.
How GAPO is used
Specific to the ecology of the Amazon river system.
- The boat drifted quietly through the flooded gapo.
- Fish swam among the submerged trees of the gapo.
- Researchers studied the gapo during the peak flood season.
- The gapo teemed with life once the river waters rose.
- Local guides led visitors into the shaded gapo by canoe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAPO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAPO
3 longer words begin with GAPO.
Words ending in GAPO
1 words end in GAPO. Useful as a back hook: play GAPO onto a word already on the board.
Words with GAPO inside
9 words contain GAPO in the middle. Words that start with GAPO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAPO
Common questions about GAPO
- Is GAPO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAPO is not in it.
- How many points is GAPO worth?
- GAPO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAPO mean?
- A seasonally flooded forest found along the rivers of the Amazon basin.
- What letters can be added to GAPO?
- GAPO takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAPO:
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