GID is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GID?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GID is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GID scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does GID mean in Scrabble?
noun
A disease of sheep caused by tapeworm larvae in the brain.
Gid makes an affected animal turn in circles, and that is where the name came from: it is related to giddy. The parasite spends the other half of its life in a dog, and the two hosts pass it back and forth indefinitely.
How GID is used
Uncountable. Chiefly veterinary and farming use.
- A sheep with gid walks in circles and cannot stop.
- The word gid is related to giddy.
- Gid is carried between dogs and sheep by a tapeworm.
- Two cases of gid in one flock is a dog problem.
- Treating gid means treating the dogs first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GID
The 3 tiles of GID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GID
19 longer words begin with GID.
Words ending in GID
16 words end in GID. Useful as a back hook: play GID onto a word already on the board.
Words with GID inside
Showing 24 of 59 words that contain GID somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GID
Common questions about GID
- Is GID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GID, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GID worth?
- GID is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GID mean?
- A disease of sheep caused by tapeworm larvae in the brain.
- What letters can be added to GID?
- GID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GID:
Open GID in the Word Finder