GAYDAR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GAYDAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAYDAR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAYDAR is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAYDAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gaydarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAYDAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GAYDAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does GAYDAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A supposed knack for sensing whether another person is homosexual.
Gaydar is a playful blend of gay and radar, coined in the late twentieth century in the same spirit as other jokey compounds built on radar. People use it with a wink, though many point out that the supposed ability rests on guesswork and stereotype rather than on anything reliable. It is informal and best kept for casual or humorous contexts.
How GAYDAR is used
Informal and jokey; usually used lightheartedly, sometimes disputed as unreliable.
- His friends joked that his gaydar was never wrong.
- She claimed her gaydar had picked up on it at once.
- The sitcom made a running gag out of a character with no gaydar at all.
- Gaydar is a blend of two words, and it is rarely taken seriously.
- He admitted his gaydar had failed him badly that evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAYDAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAYDAR
1 longer words begin with GAYDAR.
Shorter words from the letters in GAYDAR
Common questions about GAYDAR
- Is GAYDAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAYDAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAYDAR worth?
- GAYDAR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAYDAR mean?
- A supposed knack for sensing whether another person is homosexual.
- What letters can be added to GAYDAR?
- GAYDAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GAYDAR:
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