GARTH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GARTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GARTH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARTH is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
garthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARTH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GARTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does GARTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishregional
A small enclosed yard or garden, especially one surrounded by a cloister in a monastery or cathedral close.
A garth sits at the quiet centre of many older cathedrals and monasteries, a square of grass or garden bordered on all sides by the covered walkway of the cloister, used for reflection rather than for growing crops. The word comes from Old Norse and survives most strongly in northern England, where it can also mean an ordinary yard, paddock, or small enclosed piece of ground attached to a farm. Both senses share the core idea of a defined, enclosed space rather than open, unbounded land.
How GARTH is used
British, chiefly ecclesiastical or regional; the cloister sense is the one most often met in guidebooks and architecture.
- Visitors crossed the garth to reach the chapter house.
- A single yew tree stood at the centre of the garth.
- The farmhouse had a small garth behind the barn for the geese.
- Choristers rehearsed in the open air of the garth on warm evenings.
- The cloister garth was closed to visitors during the restoration.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARTH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GARTH
1 longer words begin with GARTH.
Shorter words from the letters in GARTH
Common questions about GARTH
- Is GARTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARTH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARTH worth?
- GARTH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARTH mean?
- A small enclosed yard or garden, especially one surrounded by a cloister in a monastery or cathedral close.
- What letters can be added to GARTH?
- GARTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GARTH:
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