GAWDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAWDS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
g2a1w4d2s1
Depends on the listGAWDS · 5 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
10points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 87,138odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept GAWDS?
| 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
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.4%
Our own measure of how useful GAWDS is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAWDS
No single letter turns GAWDS into another word.
How GAWDS scores
Scrabble g2a1w4d2s1 10
Words with Friends g3a1w4d2s1 11
Face value of the 5 tiles in GAWDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
Anagrams of GAWDS
The 5 tiles of GAWDS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in GAWDS
dawg9 gawd9 daws8 gaws8 swad8 swag8 wads8 wags8 dags6 gads6 daw7 gaw7 wad7 wag7 saw6 was6 dag5 gad5 ads4 ags4 das4 gas4 sad4 sag4 aw5 ad3 ag3 da3 as2
Common questions about GAWDS
- Is GAWDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAWDS is not in it.
- How many points is GAWDS worth?
- GAWDS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GAWDS?
- No single letter can be added to GAWDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GAWDS:
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