GITE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GITE?
| 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 GITE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GITE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,017.
What stands out about GITE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A furnished holiday house or cottage available for rent in rural France.
A gite is usually a converted farmhouse or cottage let out to tourists for short stays, often in the French countryside, and the word is borrowed directly from French into British English travel writing. Renting a gite is a common way for British visitors to spend a self-catering holiday abroad.
How GITE is used
Chiefly British usage, common in travel and holiday contexts.
- They booked a gite near the Dordogne for two weeks.
- The gite had its own pool and a view of the vineyards.
- Renting a gite is cheaper than staying in a hotel.
- Our gite was a converted stone barn.
- Every gite in the village was full for the summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GITE
The 4 tiles of GITE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GITE
1 longer words begin with GITE.
Words ending in GITE
15 words end in GITE. Useful as a back hook: play GITE onto a word already on the board.
Words with GITE inside
17 words contain GITE in the middle. Words that start with GITE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GITE
Common questions about GITE
- Is GITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GITE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GITE worth?
- GITE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GITE mean?
- A furnished holiday house or cottage available for rent in rural France.
- What letters can be added to GITE?
- GITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GITE:
Open GITE in the Word Finder