GITTERN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GITTERN 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 GITTERN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GITTERN is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GITTERN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gitternsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GITTERN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GITTERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,493.
What does GITTERN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small medieval stringed instrument resembling a guitar, played by plucking.
Players in the Middle Ages used the gittern in taverns and courts, and it is an early ancestor of later guitars. Surviving examples are very rare, so modern copies are built from pictures and written descriptions.
How GITTERN is used
Gittern is mainly used by historians of music and by makers of early instruments.
- The minstrel tuned his gittern before the feast.
- A carving of an angel playing a gittern decorates the church.
- She built a gittern from a medieval illustration.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GITTERN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GITTERN
The 7 tiles of GITTERN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GITTERN
3 longer words begin with GITTERN.
Shorter words from the letters in GITTERN
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Common questions about GITTERN
- Is GITTERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GITTERN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GITTERN worth?
- GITTERN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GITTERN mean?
- A small medieval stringed instrument resembling a guitar, played by plucking.
- What letters can be added to GITTERN?
- GITTERN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GITTERN:
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