GARNISHRIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. GARNISHRIES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GARNISHRIES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARNISHRIES is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARNISHRIES
No single letter turns GARNISHRIES into another word.
How GARNISHRIES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GARNISHRIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GARNISHRIES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in GARNISHRIES
Showing 40 of 743. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about GARNISHRIES
- Is GARNISHRIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GARNISHRIES is not in it.
- How many points is GARNISHRIES worth?
- GARNISHRIES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GARNISHRIES?
- No single letter can be added to GARNISHRIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GARNISHRIES:
Open GARNISHRIES in the Word Finder