GAYWINGS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GAYWINGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAYWINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAYWINGS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAYWINGS
No single letter turns GAYWINGS into another word.
How GAYWINGS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GAYWINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAYWINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GAYWINGS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A low North American wildflower with rosy-purple, winged flowers, known as fringed polygala.
Gaywings creeps along the woodland floor in spring and is a favourite of botanists. The small blooms look like tiny birds in flight, which explains the name.
How GAYWINGS is used
Used in botany and wildflower guides, usually in the plural form.
- We found gaywings blooming under the pines.
- The trail was bright with pink gaywings.
- A patch of gaywings grew beside the stream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAYWINGS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GAYWINGS
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Common questions about GAYWINGS
- Is GAYWINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAYWINGS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAYWINGS worth?
- GAYWINGS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAYWINGS mean?
- A low North American wildflower with rosy-purple, winged flowers, known as fringed polygala.
- What letters can be added to GAYWINGS?
- No single letter can be added to GAYWINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GAYWINGS:
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