GARDYLOO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GARDYLOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GARDYLOO?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARDYLOO is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARDYLOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gardyloosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARDYLOO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GARDYLOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GARDYLOO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GARDYLOO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
historicalScots
A shout of warning once used in Scottish towns before slops were thrown from an upper window.
In old Edinburgh, residents of tall tenements emptied waste into the street below and cried this out first. The gardyloo cry is thought to come from a French phrase meaning "watch out for the water". Today it is remembered as a quaint piece of city history.
How GARDYLOO is used
Historical, appearing in books about old Scottish towns.
- "Gardyloo!" came the cry from the third floor.
- Walkers in old Edinburgh dreaded hearing gardyloo overhead.
- The guide explained what gardyloo once meant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARDYLOO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GARDYLOO
1 longer words begin with GARDYLOO.
Shorter words from the letters in GARDYLOO
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Common questions about GARDYLOO
- Is GARDYLOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARDYLOO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARDYLOO worth?
- GARDYLOO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARDYLOO mean?
- A shout of warning once used in Scottish towns before slops were thrown from an upper window.
- What letters can be added to GARDYLOO?
- GARDYLOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GARDYLOO:
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