GESUNDHEIT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GESUNDHEIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GESUNDHEIT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GESUNDHEIT is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GESUNDHEIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gesundheitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GESUNDHEIT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GESUNDHEIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GESUNDHEIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GESUNDHEIT mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A German word meaning health, said to wish well to someone who has just sneezed.
English speakers borrowed gesundheit as a quick reply to a sneeze, much like bless you. It literally means good health and is common in American speech.
How GESUNDHEIT is used
Said right after someone sneezes.
- "Gesundheit!" she called when he sneezed.
- He sneezed twice and the whole table said gesundheit.
- Nobody said gesundheit, so he sniffled in silence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GESUNDHEIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GESUNDHEIT
1 longer words begin with GESUNDHEIT.
Shorter words from the letters in GESUNDHEIT
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Common questions about GESUNDHEIT
- Is GESUNDHEIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GESUNDHEIT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GESUNDHEIT worth?
- GESUNDHEIT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GESUNDHEIT mean?
- A German word meaning health, said to wish well to someone who has just sneezed.
- What letters can be added to GESUNDHEIT?
- GESUNDHEIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GESUNDHEIT:
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