GIS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. GIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIS is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How GIS scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does GIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Loose white jackets and trousers worn for judo and karate, in the plural.
The cloth is unbleached cotton, heavy enough to be gripped without tearing, which is the whole point in judo: the sport is played through the fabric rather than around it. Clubs keep a rail of spare gis for beginners, and since it is the belt that changes, a room of gis looks much the same from the first lesson to the last.
How GIS is used
The singular is gi. Sizes are given by the wearer's height rather than by chest measurement.
- The club keeps a rail of spare gis by the door.
- Both gis came out of the wash grey.
- New gis are stiff for about a month.
- He owns three gis and wears one of them.
- The gis are heavier than they look once they are wet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GIS
The 3 tiles of GIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GIS
10 longer words begin with GIS.
Words ending in GIS
Showing 24 of 40 words that end in GIS. Useful as a back hook: play GIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with GIS inside
Showing 24 of 1143 words that contain GIS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GIS
Common questions about GIS
- Is GIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIS worth?
- GIS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIS mean?
- Loose white jackets and trousers worn for judo and karate, in the plural.
- What letters can be added to GIS?
- GIS takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GIS:
Open GIS in the Word Finder