GILDHALL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GILDHALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GILDHALL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GILDHALL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GILDHALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gildhallsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GILDHALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GILDHALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GILDHALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GILDHALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A building where a town guild or corporation held its meetings, often later serving as a town hall.
In medieval England the gildhall was the centre of civic life, used for councils, courts and feasts. Many old market towns still have a hall of this kind, though the spelling guildhall is now more usual.
How GILDHALL is used
The noun gildhall is an older spelling met in historical writing and place names.
- The merchants met every month in the gildhall.
- A carved timber roof covered the old gildhall.
- Visitors can tour the gildhall in the market square.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GILDHALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GILDHALL
1 longer words begin with GILDHALL.
Shorter words from the letters in GILDHALL
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Common questions about GILDHALL
- Is GILDHALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GILDHALL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GILDHALL worth?
- GILDHALL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GILDHALL mean?
- A building where a town guild or corporation held its meetings, often later serving as a town hall.
- What letters can be added to GILDHALL?
- GILDHALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GILDHALL:
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