GIMCRACKERY is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. GIMCRACKERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIMCRACKERY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIMCRACKERY is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIMCRACKERY
No single letter turns GIMCRACKERY into another word.
How GIMCRACKERY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GIMCRACKERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GIMCRACKERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GIMCRACKERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Showy little ornaments or trinkets of poor quality and little worth.
Gimcrackery gathers cheap knick-knacks into one disapproving collective word. A writer might use it to sneer at a mantelpiece or a gift shop crowded with tat.
How GIMCRACKERY is used
Gimcrackery is chiefly a literary or humorous word for tasteless clutter.
- The shelves were crowded with gimcrackery from seaside stalls.
- She cleared out years of gimcrackery from the attic.
- The room was full of gimcrackery and fading souvenirs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIMCRACKERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GIMCRACKERY
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Common questions about GIMCRACKERY
- Is GIMCRACKERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIMCRACKERY, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIMCRACKERY worth?
- GIMCRACKERY is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIMCRACKERY mean?
- Showy little ornaments or trinkets of poor quality and little worth.
- What letters can be added to GIMCRACKERY?
- No single letter can be added to GIMCRACKERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GIMCRACKERY:
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