GHILLIED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. GHILLIED 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GHILLIED?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GHILLIED is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GHILLIED
No single letter turns GHILLIED into another word.
How GHILLIED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GHILLIED, 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 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GHILLIED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GHILLIED mean in Scrabble?
GHILLIED is the past tense or past participle of GHILLIE.
GHILLIE(noun) — In Scotland, a man who attends someone hunting or fishing, or a low shoe with no tongue and long laces.
Shorter words from the letters in GHILLIED
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Common questions about GHILLIED
- Is GHILLIED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GHILLIED is not in it.
- How many points is GHILLIED worth?
- GHILLIED is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GHILLIED?
- No single letter can be added to GHILLIED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GHILLIED:
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