GINKGO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GINKGO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GINKGO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GINKGO is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GINKGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ginkgosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GINKGO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GINKGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does GINKGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall Chinese tree with fan-shaped leaves and foul-smelling fleshy seeds, the last surviving member of an ancient plant group.
The ginkgo, known as the maidenhair tree, is often described as a living fossil, because nearly identical leaves are found in rock hundreds of millions of years old. Cities plant it along streets since it tolerates pollution, and its leaves turn a clear gold in autumn before dropping almost at once. Extracts from the leaves are sold as a herbal supplement. The spelling gingko is a common variant, but ginkgo is the standard one.
How GINKGO is used
Standard botanical and garden name; ginkgo biloba is the species.
- A single ginkgo shaded the temple courtyard.
- Every autumn the ginkgo drops its golden leaves in one night.
- She pressed a ginkgo leaf between the pages of her book.
- The council planted a row of ginkgo along the avenue.
- Many shops sell ginkgo as a memory supplement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GINKGO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GINKGO
The 6 tiles of GINKGO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GINKGO
2 longer words begin with GINKGO.
Shorter words from the letters in GINKGO
Common questions about GINKGO
- Is GINKGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GINKGO, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GINKGO worth?
- GINKGO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GINKGO mean?
- A tall Chinese tree with fan-shaped leaves and foul-smelling fleshy seeds, the last surviving member of an ancient plant group.
- What letters can be added to GINKGO?
- GINKGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GINKGO:
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