GARGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GARGLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GARGLE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARGLE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARGLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARGLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GARGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What stands out about GARGLE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GARGLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To rinse the mouth and throat with a liquid, keeping it moving with air pushed up from the lungs.
To gargle, a person tilts the head back, holds a liquid at the back of the throat and pushes air through it, which makes the familiar bubbling sound associated with the action. People gargle with salt water or a medicated liquid to soothe a sore throat, and the same liquid used for this purpose is itself sometimes called a gargle. The word can describe the action performed with plain water just as easily as with a proper medicinal solution, so its use is not limited to illness. Because the sound of the liquid moving in the throat is so distinctive, gargle is also used loosely to describe any deep, bubbling noise made in the throat.
How GARGLE is used
A common, everyday word for both the action of rinsing the throat and the liquid used to do it.
- He would gargle with warm salt water whenever his throat felt sore.
- The dentist recommended a gargle to reduce swelling after the procedure.
- She could hear him gargle loudly in the bathroom every morning.
- The child refused to gargle, no matter how the medicine was sweetened.
- A short gargle with mouthwash left his breath fresh before the meeting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARGLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GARGLE
The 6 tiles of GARGLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GARGLE
4 longer words begin with GARGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in GARGLE
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Common questions about GARGLE
- Is GARGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARGLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARGLE worth?
- GARGLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARGLE mean?
- To rinse the mouth and throat with a liquid, keeping it moving with air pushed up from the lungs.
- What letters can be added to GARGLE?
- GARGLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GARGLE:
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