Is GILGIE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GILGIE is not in it.

How many points is GILGIE worth?

GILGIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to GILGIE?

GILGIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

GILGIE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. GILGIE 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

g2i1l1g2i1e1

Depends on the listGILGIE · 6 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

8points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 229,948odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept GILGIE?

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: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.67%

Our own measure of how useful GILGIE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for GILGIE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

gilgies9

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How GILGIE scores

Scrabble g2i1l1g2i1e1 8

Words with Friends g3i1l2g3i1e1 11

Face value of the 6 tiles in GILGIE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
g	2	3
i	2	9
l	1	4
e	1	12

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.

Words starting with GILGIE

gilgies9

1 longer words begin with GILGIE.

Shorter words from the letters in GILGIE

ligge7 gleg6 glei5 egg5 gig5 igg5 gel4 gie4 leg4 lig4 lei3 lie3 gi3 el2 li2

Common questions about GILGIE

Is GILGIE valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GILGIE is not in it.
How many points is GILGIE worth?: GILGIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to GILGIE?: GILGIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GILGIE:

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