GIGLET is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GIGLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIGLET?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIGLET is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIGLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gigletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GIGLET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GIGLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does GIGLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
obsolete
An old term for a giddy, flirtatious young girl.
Giglet described a girl seen as silly, giggly and a little too eager for attention or flirtation, and the word carried a mildly disapproving tone even when it was in everyday use. It survives today mainly in older literature and dictionaries of obsolete words rather than in modern speech, having fallen out of use as the behaviour it named came to be described in other ways. Giglet is closely related to giggle, both words likely growing from the same idea of light, silly laughter. Other old spellings of the same word include giglot, gillet and jillet, though giglet is the form most often listed as the primary headword.
How GIGLET is used
Obsolete; found in older English literature and historical dictionaries rather than in current speech.
- The old play mocked the young giglet for her endless giggling.
- Village gossips called her a giglet behind her back.
- The novelist used giglet to paint an unflattering picture of the flirtatious young heroine.
- An old proverb warned young men against marrying a giglet.
- The dictionary marked giglet as obsolete, noting it was once common enough.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIGLET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GIGLET
1 longer words begin with GIGLET.
Shorter words from the letters in GIGLET
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Common questions about GIGLET
- Is GIGLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIGLET, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIGLET worth?
- GIGLET is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIGLET mean?
- An old term for a giddy, flirtatious young girl.
- What letters can be added to GIGLET?
- GIGLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GIGLET:
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