GAZEHOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. GAZEHOUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAZEHOUND?
| 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 GAZEHOUND is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAZEHOUND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gazehoundsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAZEHOUND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GAZEHOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GAZEHOUND has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GAZEHOUND
- All 9 letters of GAZEHOUND are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GAZEHOUND mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hound that hunts by sight rather than by scent, such as a greyhound or a saluki.
A gazehound spots prey far away across open ground and then chases it down with great speed. Breeds such as the whippet and the borzoi belong to this group, which today is often called sighthounds.
How GAZEHOUND is used
An older name for the sighthound group, used in dog breeding and history.
- The gazehound sprinted after the hare.
- A gazehound relies on eyesight more than smell.
- The old painting showed a lord with his gazehound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAZEHOUND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAZEHOUND
1 longer words begin with GAZEHOUND.
Shorter words from the letters in GAZEHOUND
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Common questions about GAZEHOUND
- Is GAZEHOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAZEHOUND, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAZEHOUND worth?
- GAZEHOUND is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAZEHOUND mean?
- A hound that hunts by sight rather than by scent, such as a greyhound or a saluki.
- What letters can be added to GAZEHOUND?
- GAZEHOUND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GAZEHOUND:
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