GAWKY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GAWKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAWKY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAWKY is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAWKY
No single letter turns GAWKY into another word.
How GAWKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GAWKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 697,107.
What does GAWKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Awkward, clumsy and ungainly in movement or appearance, especially of a tall, thin person.
Gawky usually describes someone, often a teenager, whose arms and legs seem too long for the rest of the body, making ordinary movements look clumsy or uncoordinated. The word carries a mild, often affectionate tone rather than harsh criticism, and it is frequently used about the awkward growth spurts of adolescence. A gawky colt or a gawky building can appear equally ungainly, since the sense extends beyond people to anything oddly proportioned. Over time many gawky teenagers grow into their bodies and lose the description entirely.
How GAWKY is used
Informal and mildly affectionate, often applied to teenagers going through an awkward growth phase.
- The gawky teenager tripped over his own feet again.
- She remembered her gawky years before she grew into her height.
- The gawky foal stumbled across the paddock.
- His gawky posture made him look taller than he was.
- The cartoon character was drawn as a gawky, awkward boy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAWKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GAWKY
Common questions about GAWKY
- Is GAWKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAWKY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAWKY worth?
- GAWKY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAWKY mean?
- Awkward, clumsy and ungainly in movement or appearance, especially of a tall, thin person.
- What letters can be added to GAWKY?
- No single letter can be added to GAWKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GAWKY:
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