GAWCY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAWCY 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GAWCY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAWCY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAWCY
No single letter turns GAWCY into another word.
How GAWCY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GAWCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does GAWCY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Portly, buxom, and jolly in appearance; having a look of comfortable good health.
Gawcy describes someone whose figure and manner suggest good living and cheerful health, often a person who is stout, well-fed, and pleasant to look at. It belongs to a family of close Scots spellings, including gawsie, gaucy, and gaucie, all carrying the same sense of comfortable plumpness. The word is typically applied warmly, praising someone's robust and good-humored appearance rather than criticizing their size.
How GAWCY is used
Chiefly Scots; used in a friendly, approving way rather than as an insult.
- The gawcy farmer greeted everyone with a wide grin.
- She had a gawcy figure and a warm laugh.
- The innkeeper was a gawcy, cheerful man.
- His gawcy face lit up at the smell of dinner.
- The painting showed a gawcy woman surrounded by children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAWCY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GAWCY
Common questions about GAWCY
- Is GAWCY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAWCY is not in it.
- How many points is GAWCY worth?
- GAWCY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAWCY mean?
- Portly, buxom, and jolly in appearance; having a look of comfortable good health.
- What letters can be added to GAWCY?
- No single letter can be added to GAWCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GAWCY:
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