GINGILI is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GINGILI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GINGILI?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GINGILI is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GINGILI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gingilisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GINGILI scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GINGILI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,647 thousand.
What does GINGILI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
The sesame plant or its seeds, or the oil pressed from them.
Gingili oil is a staple of southern Indian cooking, valued for its nutty taste and its stability when heated. The word reached English through Hindi and Tamil trade.
How GINGILI is used
Gingili is used in Indian cooking and in older trade or botanical writing.
- The cook fried the spices in gingili.
- A bottle of cold-pressed gingili stood on the shelf.
- Farmers harvested gingili before the monsoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GINGILI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GINGILI
1 longer words begin with GINGILI.
Shorter words from the letters in GINGILI
Common questions about GINGILI
- Is GINGILI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GINGILI, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GINGILI worth?
- GINGILI is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GINGILI mean?
- The sesame plant or its seeds, or the oil pressed from them.
- What letters can be added to GINGILI?
- GINGILI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GINGILI:
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