GIGAWATT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GIGAWATT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIGAWATT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIGAWATT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIGAWATT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gigawattsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GIGAWATT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GIGAWATT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GIGAWATT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GIGAWATT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of power equal to one billion watts.
A gigawatt is the scale used for whole power stations and national grids, not for household gadgets. Large reactors and big wind farms are rated in gigawatts, and plans for future energy supply are often written in the same unit.
How GIGAWATT is used
The noun gigawatt is used in news and reports about electricity generation.
- The new plant can deliver one gigawatt to the grid.
- Planners expect demand to rise by several gigawatt hours.
- The wind farm will add a gigawatt of clean capacity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIGAWATT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GIGAWATT
1 longer words begin with GIGAWATT.
Shorter words from the letters in GIGAWATT
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Common questions about GIGAWATT
- Is GIGAWATT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIGAWATT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIGAWATT worth?
- GIGAWATT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIGAWATT mean?
- A unit of power equal to one billion watts.
- What letters can be added to GIGAWATT?
- GIGAWATT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GIGAWATT:
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