GHILLIE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GHILLIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GHILLIE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GHILLIE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GHILLIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GHILLIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GHILLIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does GHILLIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
In Scotland, a man who attends someone hunting or fishing, or a low shoe with no tongue and long laces.
A ghillie as attendant helps with guiding, carrying gear and knowing the ground or the river. The shoe sense is different: the laces cross the instep and are sometimes wound around the ankle, as in Highland and country dancing. The same word can be used as a verb for working as an attendant.
How GHILLIE is used
Used in Scottish sporting and dance contexts, with a spelling that sometimes appears as gillie.
- The ghillie led the guests along the river to the best pool.
- She laced up her black ghillie before the dance.
- An experienced ghillie knows where the stags gather in autumn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GHILLIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GHILLIE
2 longer words begin with GHILLIE.
Shorter words from the letters in GHILLIE
Common questions about GHILLIE
- Is GHILLIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GHILLIE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GHILLIE worth?
- GHILLIE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GHILLIE mean?
- In Scotland, a man who attends someone hunting or fishing, or a low shoe with no tongue and long laces.
- What letters can be added to GHILLIE?
- GHILLIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GHILLIE:
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