GATELESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GATELESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GATELESS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GATELESS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GATELESS
No single letter turns GATELESS into another word.
How GATELESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GATELESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GATELESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GATELESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having no gate.
Describing a wall, field or entrance as gateless suggests it is open to anyone who walks in. The word is a plain formation with the suffix meaning without and has few uses beyond that.
How GATELESS is used
Used of enclosures and entrances with no gate.
- A gateless opening in the hedge led to the orchard.
- The courtyard was gateless, so anyone could enter.
- They crossed the gateless boundary of the old estate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GATELESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GATELESS
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Common questions about GATELESS
- Is GATELESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GATELESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GATELESS worth?
- GATELESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GATELESS mean?
- Having no gate.
- What letters can be added to GATELESS?
- No single letter can be added to GATELESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GATELESS:
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