GEGENSCHEIN is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. GEGENSCHEIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GEGENSCHEIN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GEGENSCHEIN is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GEGENSCHEIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gegenscheinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GEGENSCHEIN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GEGENSCHEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GEGENSCHEIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GEGENSCHEIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A faint glow in the night sky directly opposite the sun, caused by sunlight scattered off dust in space.
Observers need dark, clear skies far from city lights to catch the gegenschein, which is much fainter than the Milky Way. The German name means counterglow.
How GEGENSCHEIN is used
An astronomy term, borrowed from German.
- On moonless nights in the desert, we could just make out the gegenschein.
- The gegenschein sits at the point in the sky opposite the sun.
- Few city dwellers have ever seen the gegenschein.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GEGENSCHEIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GEGENSCHEIN
1 longer words begin with GEGENSCHEIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GEGENSCHEIN
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Common questions about GEGENSCHEIN
- Is GEGENSCHEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GEGENSCHEIN, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GEGENSCHEIN worth?
- GEGENSCHEIN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GEGENSCHEIN mean?
- A faint glow in the night sky directly opposite the sun, caused by sunlight scattered off dust in space.
- What letters can be added to GEGENSCHEIN?
- GEGENSCHEIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GEGENSCHEIN:
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