GISMO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GISMO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GISMO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GISMO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GISMO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gismosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GISMO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GISMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does GISMO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal word for a small mechanical device or gadget, especially one whose exact name the speaker does not know or cannot recall.
Gismo is an alternative spelling of gizmo, and both are used loosely to describe a piece of equipment when the speaker cannot remember or never learned its proper name. The word became common in mid-twentieth-century American slang, particularly among servicemen describing unfamiliar mechanical parts. It carries no fixed meaning of its own and simply stands in for whatever object is being pointed at or discussed.
How GISMO is used
Informal noun, more common in speech than in formal writing; the spelling gizmo appears more often in print.
- He fiddled with some gismo under the dashboard until the engine started.
- Nobody could remember what the little gismo on the shelf was for.
- The mechanic pointed to a gismo attached to the fuel line.
- She called every unfamiliar part on the machine a gismo.
- The old radio had a gismo that let you adjust the volume.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GISMO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GISMO
The 5 tiles of GISMO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GISMO
3 longer words begin with GISMO.
Shorter words from the letters in GISMO
Common questions about GISMO
- Is GISMO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GISMO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GISMO worth?
- GISMO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GISMO mean?
- An informal word for a small mechanical device or gadget, especially one whose exact name the speaker does not know or cannot recall.
- What letters can be added to GISMO?
- GISMO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GISMO:
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