GARGARISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. GARGARISE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GARGARISE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARGARISE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARGARISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARGARISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GARGARISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GARGARISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with GARGARISE
2 longer words begin with GARGARISE.
Shorter words from the letters in GARGARISE
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Common questions about GARGARISE
- Is GARGARISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GARGARISE is not in it.
- How many points is GARGARISE worth?
- GARGARISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GARGARISE?
- GARGARISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GARGARISE:
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