GHERAO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GHERAO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GHERAO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GHERAO is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GHERAO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gheraosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GHERAO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GHERAO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does GHERAO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
In India, a protest in which workers surround a manager or official and will not let them leave until demands are met.
A gherao is a form of industrial action born in India in the 1960s. The word comes from a Hindi verb meaning to surround, and the target is usually kept inside an office or factory for hours or even days. It can also be used as a verb, as when staff gherao an employer, and it is chiefly found in Indian newspapers.
How GHERAO is used
Indian English; appears in reports about labour disputes.
- The union announced a gherao of the factory manager.
- During the gherao the director sat in his office until midnight.
- Police arrived to end the gherao without any violence.
- A gherao is unlawful in some Indian states.
- The paper reported a gherao at the college that lasted two days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GHERAO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GHERAO
4 longer words begin with GHERAO.
Shorter words from the letters in GHERAO
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Common questions about GHERAO
- Is GHERAO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GHERAO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GHERAO worth?
- GHERAO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GHERAO mean?
- In India, a protest in which workers surround a manager or official and will not let them leave until demands are met.
- What letters can be added to GHERAO?
- GHERAO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GHERAO:
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