GARI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. GARI 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GARI?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARI is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
garisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GARI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,689.
What stands out about GARI
- The same 4 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 GARI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Thin slices of ginger pickled in vinegar and sugar, served as a garnish and palate cleanser with sushi.
Gari is the Japanese name for this sweet, pale pink pickle, and English cookery and restaurant writing borrowed the word along with the food itself. It is eaten between different pieces of sushi to reset the taste buds rather than as a dish on its own.
How GARI is used
Used mainly in writing about Japanese food; often just called pickled ginger in casual speech.
- A small mound of gari sat beside the sushi rolls.
- She refilled the dish of gari for the next customer.
- The chef makes his own gari instead of buying it ready made.
- Gari is meant to be eaten between pieces of sushi, not with them.
- The pink colour of gari comes from young ginger, not added dye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GARI
The 4 tiles of GARI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GARI
14 longer words begin with GARI.
Words ending in GARI
5 words end in GARI. Useful as a back hook: play GARI onto a word already on the board.
Words with GARI inside
Showing 24 of 120 words that contain GARI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GARI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GARI
Common questions about GARI
- Is GARI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GARI is not in it.
- How many points is GARI worth?
- GARI is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARI mean?
- Thin slices of ginger pickled in vinegar and sugar, served as a garnish and palate cleanser with sushi.
- What letters can be added to GARI?
- GARI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GARI:
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