GAUZE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GAUZE 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 GAUZE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAUZE is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAUZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gauzesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAUZE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GAUZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does GAUZE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A thin, loosely woven fabric, or a similar light open mesh used for dressings, screens, or decoration.
Gauze is woven loosely enough to let light and air pass through it, which is why it works both for delicate curtains and for medical dressings that need to breathe. Hospitals and first-aid kits keep rolls of cotton gauze on hand for wrapping wounds. The same word also describes a fine wire mesh or a hazy, transparent film of mist or smoke, both of which look like the woven fabric called gauze.
How GAUZE is used
The word is used in everyday speech and in medical writing alike, with no special restriction on register.
- The nurse wrapped the wound in sterile gauze.
- Morning mist hung over the valley like gauze.
- The window was covered with a curtain of pale gauze.
- He packed extra gauze into the first-aid kit.
- A screen of fine wire gauze kept insects out of the tent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAUZE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAUZE
2 longer words begin with GAUZE.
Shorter words from the letters in GAUZE
Common questions about GAUZE
- Is GAUZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAUZE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAUZE worth?
- GAUZE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAUZE mean?
- A thin, loosely woven fabric, or a similar light open mesh used for dressings, screens, or decoration.
- What letters can be added to GAUZE?
- GAUZE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GAUZE:
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