GENTLEFOLK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. GENTLEFOLK 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 GENTLEFOLK?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENTLEFOLK is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENTLEFOLK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gentlefolksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GENTLEFOLK scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GENTLEFOLK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GENTLEFOLK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GENTLEFOLK mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
People of good family and high social position, especially in the past.
The word recalls an age when rank was tied to birth and land. Novels of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries use gentlefolk for people who did not need to work for a living. It is a plural noun and has a slightly old-fashioned ring.
How GENTLEFOLK is used
Used in historical writing, and sometimes jokingly for polite society.
- The inn welcomed gentlefolk travelling to the spa.
- Local gentlefolk filled the hall for the ball.
- Her novels describe the manners of country gentlefolk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENTLEFOLK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GENTLEFOLK
1 longer words begin with GENTLEFOLK.
Shorter words from the letters in GENTLEFOLK
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Common questions about GENTLEFOLK
- Is GENTLEFOLK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENTLEFOLK, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENTLEFOLK worth?
- GENTLEFOLK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENTLEFOLK mean?
- People of good family and high social position, especially in the past.
- What letters can be added to GENTLEFOLK?
- GENTLEFOLK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GENTLEFOLK:
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