GAUCY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAUCY 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GAUCY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAUCY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAUCY
No single letter turns GAUCY into another word.
How GAUCY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GAUCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does GAUCY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Plump, comely and good-humoured in appearance, said especially of a person's build.
Older Scots writing uses gaucy for someone whose rounded, healthy build gives an impression of jollity and ease rather than heaviness in a negative sense. A gaucy housewife or a gaucy farmer in that literature is meant as a compliment, suggesting comfort and good living rather than any fault.
How GAUCY is used
Scots dialect, found chiefly in older regional writing and glossaries.
- The ballad praises the gaucy widow who kept the best table in the glen.
- His gaucy figure filled the doorway before he even spoke.
- A gaucy farmer's wife greeted the travellers with fresh bread.
- The old dictionary lists gaucy alongside other terms for a pleasing build.
- Neighbours remembered her as a cheerful, gaucy woman fond of company.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAUCY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GAUCY
Common questions about GAUCY
- Is GAUCY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAUCY is not in it.
- How many points is GAUCY worth?
- GAUCY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAUCY mean?
- Plump, comely and good-humoured in appearance, said especially of a person's build.
- What letters can be added to GAUCY?
- No single letter can be added to GAUCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GAUCY:
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