GAUNCHING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAUNCHING 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GAUNCHING?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAUNCHING is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAUNCHING
No single letter turns GAUNCHING into another word.
How GAUNCHING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GAUNCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAUNCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GAUNCHING
- GAUNCHING begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of GAUNCHING
The 9 tiles of GAUNCHING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in GAUNCHING
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Common questions about GAUNCHING
- Is GAUNCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAUNCHING is not in it.
- How many points is GAUNCHING worth?
- GAUNCHING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GAUNCHING?
- No single letter can be added to GAUNCHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GAUNCHING:
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