GAWSY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GAWSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAWSY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAWSY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAWSY
No single letter turns GAWSY into another word.
How GAWSY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GAWSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does GAWSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
Jolly and thriving in appearance, especially plump and well-fed looking.
Gawsy describes someone whose appearance suggests good health, good humor and good living, often with a cheerful plumpness that comes across as attractive rather than a flaw. The word belongs to the Scots language and appears mainly in older Scottish poetry and dialect writing rather than in standard modern English. Robert Burns and other Scottish writers used gawsy to praise a robust, good-natured figure, often a farmer's wife or a well-fed animal.
How GAWSY is used
Scots dialect; found chiefly in older Scottish poetry and regional speech rather than in standard English.
- The poem praises the gawsy farmer's wife of the village.
- A gawsy old ewe led the flock down the hill.
- His gawsy face beamed with good humor at the feast.
- The innkeeper was a gawsy, cheerful sort of man.
- She grew gawsy and content in her later years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAWSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GAWSY
Common questions about GAWSY
- Is GAWSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAWSY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAWSY worth?
- GAWSY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAWSY mean?
- Jolly and thriving in appearance, especially plump and well-fed looking.
- What letters can be added to GAWSY?
- No single letter can be added to GAWSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GAWSY:
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