GLOOMFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GLOOMFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLOOMFUL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLOOMFUL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLOOMFUL
No single letter turns GLOOMFUL into another word.
How GLOOMFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLOOMFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLOOMFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLOOMFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Full of gloom, dark or depressing.
Gloomful is an uncommon way of saying that a place or mood is thick with gloom. The ending -ful makes the idea of gloom feel heavy, almost as if it could be poured out.
How GLOOMFUL is used
Rare and poetic; most speakers say gloomy instead of gloomful.
- The gloomful cellar smelled of damp.
- She sat in the gloomful corridor and waited.
- A gloomful silence settled over the house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLOOMFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLOOMFUL
1 longer words begin with GLOOMFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in GLOOMFUL
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Common questions about GLOOMFUL
- Is GLOOMFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLOOMFUL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLOOMFUL worth?
- GLOOMFUL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLOOMFUL mean?
- Full of gloom, dark or depressing.
- What letters can be added to GLOOMFUL?
- No single letter can be added to GLOOMFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLOOMFUL:
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