GARGANTUAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GARGANTUAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GARGANTUAN?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARGANTUAN is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARGANTUAN
No single letter turns GARGANTUAN into another word.
How GARGANTUAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GARGANTUAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GARGANTUAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GARGANTUAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely large; enormous in size or amount.
The word comes from Gargantua, the giant in a French satire by Rabelais. Gargantuan suggests size that is almost comic or overwhelming.
How GARGANTUAN is used
Used for things like meals, debts, buildings and tasks.
- He ate a gargantuan breakfast.
- The company faced gargantuan debts.
- A gargantuan wave rolled toward the shore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARGANTUAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GARGANTUAN
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Common questions about GARGANTUAN
- Is GARGANTUAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARGANTUAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARGANTUAN worth?
- GARGANTUAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARGANTUAN mean?
- Extremely large; enormous in size or amount.
- What letters can be added to GARGANTUAN?
- No single letter can be added to GARGANTUAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GARGANTUAN:
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