GARROTTE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GARROTTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GARROTTE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARROTTE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARROTTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARROTTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GARROTTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GARROTTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GARROTTE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To kill a person by strangling, especially with a cord or wire.
Garrotte is the British double-t spelling of a word that began as the name of a Spanish method of execution. Crime fiction often uses it for a silent attack from behind.
How GARROTTE is used
Used in crime writing and history; garrote is the usual American spelling.
- The assassin tried to garrotte the guard with a length of wire.
- In the old story a thief threatened to garrotte any traveller who resisted.
- Detectives found the cord used to garrotte the victim.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARROTTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GARROTTE
The 8 tiles of GARROTTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GARROTTE
4 longer words begin with GARROTTE.
Shorter words from the letters in GARROTTE
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Common questions about GARROTTE
- Is GARROTTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARROTTE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARROTTE worth?
- GARROTTE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARROTTE mean?
- To kill a person by strangling, especially with a cord or wire.
- What letters can be added to GARROTTE?
- GARROTTE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GARROTTE:
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