GAUCHERIE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GAUCHERIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAUCHERIE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAUCHERIE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAUCHERIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gaucheriesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAUCHERIE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GAUCHERIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAUCHERIE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GAUCHERIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
An awkward or tactless action, or a clumsy lack of social polish.
Borrowed from French, gaucherie carries a faint air of sophistication even when it criticises. It can name a single blunder or a general lack of grace.
How GAUCHERIE is used
Formal or literary; used about social blunders and clumsy manners.
- His gaucherie at the dinner embarrassed the host.
- She forgave the gaucherie of a shy young guest.
- It was an act of gaucherie to ask the price of the gift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAUCHERIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAUCHERIE
1 longer words begin with GAUCHERIE.
Shorter words from the letters in GAUCHERIE
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Common questions about GAUCHERIE
- Is GAUCHERIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAUCHERIE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAUCHERIE worth?
- GAUCHERIE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAUCHERIE mean?
- An awkward or tactless action, or a clumsy lack of social polish.
- What letters can be added to GAUCHERIE?
- GAUCHERIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GAUCHERIE:
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