GILLNETTER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GILLNETTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GILLNETTER?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GILLNETTER is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GILLNETTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gillnettersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GILLNETTER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GILLNETTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GILLNETTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GILLNETTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A fisherman, or a boat, that fishes with a net hung so that fish swim into it and are caught by the gills.
The gillnetter takes its name from the gear, a curtain of netting set in the water. In some fisheries the word names the vessel instead of the crew. Coastal communities that catch salmon often have many a gillnetter at work in season.
How GILLNETTER is used
Used in commercial fishing, mostly on coasts and in rivers where salmon are caught.
- The old gillnetter hauled in his catch at dawn.
- Every gillnetter in the harbour waited for the run to begin.
- A rusty gillnetter was tied up beside the cannery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GILLNETTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GILLNETTER
1 longer words begin with GILLNETTER.
Shorter words from the letters in GILLNETTER
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Common questions about GILLNETTER
- Is GILLNETTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GILLNETTER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GILLNETTER worth?
- GILLNETTER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GILLNETTER mean?
- A fisherman, or a boat, that fishes with a net hung so that fish swim into it and are caught by the gills.
- What letters can be added to GILLNETTER?
- GILLNETTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GILLNETTER:
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