GELT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GELT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GELT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GELT is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GELT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
geltsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GELT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GELT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does GELT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Money, or specifically the chocolate coins given as small gifts during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Gelt comes from Yiddish and German words for money and entered English mainly through Jewish American culture. In everyday speech it can simply mean cash, but it is best known today for the foil-wrapped chocolate coins that children receive and play with during Hanukkah.
How GELT is used
Common around Hanukkah; the general money sense is more old-fashioned informal slang.
- The children traded gelt after the game of dreidel.
- He handed his grandson a small bag of chocolate gelt.
- Back then, gelt was slang for any spare cash.
- The store display was piled high with foil gelt for the holiday.
- She saved her gelt instead of eating it all at once.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GELT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GELT
1 longer words begin with GELT.
Words ending in GELT
2 words end in GELT. Useful as a back hook: play GELT onto a word already on the board.
Words with GELT inside
2 words contain GELT in the middle. Words that start with GELT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GELT
Common questions about GELT
- Is GELT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GELT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GELT worth?
- GELT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GELT mean?
- Money, or specifically the chocolate coins given as small gifts during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
- What letters can be added to GELT?
- GELT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GELT:
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