GERRYMANDERER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. GERRYMANDERER 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 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept GERRYMANDERER?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GERRYMANDERER is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GERRYMANDERER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gerrymanderersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GERRYMANDERER scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in GERRYMANDERER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 4 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GERRYMANDERER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GERRYMANDERER
- The letter R appears four times in GERRYMANDERER.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with GERRYMANDERER
1 longer words begin with GERRYMANDERER.
Shorter words from the letters in GERRYMANDERER
Showing 40 of 564. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about GERRYMANDERER
- Is GERRYMANDERER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GERRYMANDERER, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GERRYMANDERER worth?
- GERRYMANDERER is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GERRYMANDERER?
- GERRYMANDERER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of GERRYMANDERER:
Open GERRYMANDERER in the Word Finder