GAWP is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GAWP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAWP?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAWP is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAWP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gawpsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAWP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAWP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does GAWP mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalBritish
To stare openly with the mouth open.
Gawp is British and imitative, and it is coarser than its American equivalent: gawping implies the mouth is hanging open. It appears in complaints about crowds far more than in neutral description.
How GAWP is used
Gawped, gawping. Informal and British.
- They gawped at the wreckage and blocked the pavement.
- The word gawp implies the mouth is open.
- Gawping is what a crowd does and staring is what a person does.
- A gawp from the front row put the speaker off entirely.
- British writing prefers gawp to the American word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAWP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAWP
7 longer words begin with GAWP.
Shorter words from the letters in GAWP
Common questions about GAWP
- Is GAWP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAWP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAWP worth?
- GAWP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAWP mean?
- To stare openly with the mouth open.
- What letters can be added to GAWP?
- GAWP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAWP:
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