GASTROPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GASTROPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GASTROPOD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GASTROPOD is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GASTROPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gastropodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GASTROPOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GASTROPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GASTROPOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GASTROPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A mollusc with a single muscular foot, usually protected by a coiled shell, such as a snail, slug or whelk.
Biologists group snails, slugs, limpets and whelks together as the gastropod class. The name comes from Greek words meaning belly-foot, because these animals glide on a flat underside.
How GASTROPOD is used
Gastropod is a scientific term found in biology, ecology and shell collecting.
- A garden snail is a common gastropod.
- The rock pool was full of small gastropod shells.
- Each gastropod moves on a slick, muscular foot.
- The fossil was identified as an ancient gastropod.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GASTROPOD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GASTROPOD
4 longer words begin with GASTROPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in GASTROPOD
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Common questions about GASTROPOD
- Is GASTROPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GASTROPOD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GASTROPOD worth?
- GASTROPOD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GASTROPOD mean?
- A mollusc with a single muscular foot, usually protected by a coiled shell, such as a snail, slug or whelk.
- What letters can be added to GASTROPOD?
- GASTROPOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GASTROPOD:
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