GARDANT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GARDANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GARDANT?
| 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 GARDANT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARDANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gardantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARDANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GARDANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does GARDANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
heraldry
In heraldry, shown with the head turned to face the viewer while the body is seen from the side.
A lion gardant is the classic pose, and the English royal arms use a variant of it. The term describes only the direction of the gaze, not the creature's walking or standing posture.
How GARDANT is used
Gardant is used in blazons describing the pose of heraldic beasts.
- The shield bore a golden lion gardant on a red field.
- The herald described the stag as gardant in his blazon.
- Compare a leopard gardant with one looking straight ahead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARDANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GARDANT
1 longer words begin with GARDANT.
Shorter words from the letters in GARDANT
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Common questions about GARDANT
- Is GARDANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARDANT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARDANT worth?
- GARDANT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARDANT mean?
- In heraldry, shown with the head turned to face the viewer while the body is seen from the side.
- What letters can be added to GARDANT?
- GARDANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GARDANT:
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