GEARWHEEL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GEARWHEEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GEARWHEEL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GEARWHEEL is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GEARWHEEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gearwheelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GEARWHEEL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GEARWHEEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GEARWHEEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GEARWHEEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wheel with teeth around its edge that fits another toothed part to pass on motion.
A gearwheel in a clock, bicycle or engine locks with a neighbour and changes speed or direction of turning. Size matters: a small gearwheel driving a big one trades speed for force.
How GEARWHEEL is used
The word gearwheel is common in British English, while cog or gear is often heard elsewhere.
- A tiny gearwheel inside the watch had broken.
- The chain turns the rear gearwheel of the bicycle.
- Each gearwheel in the machine meshes with the next.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GEARWHEEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GEARWHEEL
1 longer words begin with GEARWHEEL.
Shorter words from the letters in GEARWHEEL
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Common questions about GEARWHEEL
- Is GEARWHEEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GEARWHEEL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GEARWHEEL worth?
- GEARWHEEL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GEARWHEEL mean?
- A wheel with teeth around its edge that fits another toothed part to pass on motion.
- What letters can be added to GEARWHEEL?
- GEARWHEEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GEARWHEEL:
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