GEM is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GEM?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GEM is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GEM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does GEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A precious stone, cut and polished.
Gem covers the stone and also the person or thing that stands out: a gem of a find, a gem of a man. The second sense is old enough to pass unremarked, and it works because the thing named is small, hard and obviously worth more than whatever surrounds it.
How GEM is used
Countable: a gem, two gems.
- The gem was set badly and fell out within a year.
- That second-hand shop is a gem.
- A gem of a book, and out of print for thirty years.
- Two gems in the same setting quarrel for attention.
- He is a gem and everybody in the office says so.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GEM
The 3 tiles of GEM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GEM
Showing 24 of 84 words that begin with GEM.
Words ending in GEM
4 words end in GEM. Useful as a back hook: play GEM onto a word already on the board.
Words with GEM inside
Showing 24 of 170 words that contain GEM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GEM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GEM
Common questions about GEM
- Is GEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GEM, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GEM worth?
- GEM is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GEM mean?
- A precious stone, cut and polished.
- What letters can be added to GEM?
- GEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GEM:
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