GIRLHOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GIRLHOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIRLHOOD?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIRLHOOD is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIRLHOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
girlhoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GIRLHOOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GIRLHOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GIRLHOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GIRLHOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
The time of life when a person is a girl, or the state of being one.
Memoirs and novels return to girlhood when they look back on early friendships, schooling and first impressions of the world. The word covers the whole period, not a single moment.
How GIRLHOOD is used
The noun girlhood is common in biography, fiction and reflective essays.
- Her girlhood was spent in a small seaside town.
- The film recalls the joys of girlhood.
- She kept a diary throughout her girlhood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIRLHOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GIRLHOOD
1 longer words begin with GIRLHOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in GIRLHOOD
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Common questions about GIRLHOOD
- Is GIRLHOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIRLHOOD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIRLHOOD worth?
- GIRLHOOD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIRLHOOD mean?
- The time of life when a person is a girl, or the state of being one.
- What letters can be added to GIRLHOOD?
- GIRLHOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GIRLHOOD:
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