GILA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. GILA 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GILA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GILA is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GILA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GILA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GILA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What does GILA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologyNorth American
A large, venomous, brightly patterned lizard native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
The gila, short for Gila monster, is one of the few venomous lizards in the world, moving slowly and relying on a painful bite rather than speed to defend itself. The name also belongs to the Gila River, which flows through the same desert region where the lizard lives.
How GILA is used
Used in zoology and everyday American English when discussing desert wildlife.
- A gila moved slowly across the desert trail.
- The zoo keeper warned visitors not to touch the gila.
- Its bite makes the gila one of the few venomous lizards on earth.
- The gila displays a bold orange and black pattern that warns off predators.
- Rangers spotted a gila basking near the rocks at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GILA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GILA
The 4 tiles of GILA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GILA
1 longer words begin with GILA.
Words ending in GILA
1 words end in GILA. Useful as a back hook: play GILA onto a word already on the board.
Words with GILA inside
22 words contain GILA in the middle. Words that start with GILA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GILA
Common questions about GILA
- Is GILA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GILA is not in it.
- How many points is GILA worth?
- GILA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GILA mean?
- A large, venomous, brightly patterned lizard native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
- What letters can be added to GILA?
- GILA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GILA:
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