GEIT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. GEIT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GEIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GEIT is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GEIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
geitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GEIT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GEIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,017.
What stands out about GEIT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GEIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A child; a Scots dialect word, also spelled gait or gyte.
Geit is an old Scots word for a young child, distinct from the standard English word and unrelated to it in sound, though the meaning lines up exactly. It turns up mainly in dialect literature, ballads and older Scots speech rather than in standard written English.
How GEIT is used
Regional Scots; largely unknown outside dialect writing.
- The old woman scolded the geit for tracking mud indoors.
- A geit ran laughing through the close.
- The ballad speaks of a geit left at the kirk door.
- She raised the geit as her own after its mother died.
- Village life revolved around the geit playing in the lane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GEIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GEIT
The 4 tiles of GEIT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GEIT
6 longer words begin with GEIT.
Shorter words from the letters in GEIT
Common questions about GEIT
- Is GEIT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GEIT is not in it.
- How many points is GEIT worth?
- GEIT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GEIT mean?
- A child; a Scots dialect word, also spelled gait or gyte.
- What letters can be added to GEIT?
- GEIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GEIT:
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