GAZELLE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. GAZELLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAZELLE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAZELLE is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAZELLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gazellesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAZELLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GAZELLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497 thousand.
What does GAZELLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, swift, graceful antelope of Africa and Asia.
A gazelle is famous for speed and leaping, and poets use it as an image of lightness. Lions and cheetahs are among the predators that hunt it on the open plains.
How GAZELLE is used
The noun gazelle is used in nature writing and in comparisons for grace.
- A gazelle bounded away across the dry plain.
- The runner moved like a gazelle on the final lap.
- The zoo keeps a small herd of gazelle near the entrance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAZELLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAZELLE
1 longer words begin with GAZELLE.
Shorter words from the letters in GAZELLE
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Common questions about GAZELLE
- Is GAZELLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAZELLE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAZELLE worth?
- GAZELLE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAZELLE mean?
- A small, swift, graceful antelope of Africa and Asia.
- What letters can be added to GAZELLE?
- GAZELLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GAZELLE:
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