GARVOCKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. GARVOCKS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GARVOCKS?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARVOCKS is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARVOCKS
No single letter turns GARVOCKS into another word.
How GARVOCKS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GARVOCKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GARVOCKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GARVOCKS
- All 8 letters of GARVOCKS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GARVOCKS
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Common questions about GARVOCKS
- Is GARVOCKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GARVOCKS is not in it.
- How many points is GARVOCKS worth?
- GARVOCKS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GARVOCKS?
- No single letter can be added to GARVOCKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GARVOCKS:
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