GNAR is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GNAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GNAR?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GNAR is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GNAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GNAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GNAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What stands out about GNAR
- 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 GNAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicdialect
To snarl or growl, as an animal does.
Gnar describes the low, threatening sound a dog or other animal makes before it attacks, close in meaning to snarl and gnarl. The word is old and now appears mainly in dialect speech or in older literature rather than in everyday modern English.
How GNAR is used
Archaic or dialectal; rarely used in current standard English.
- The dog began to gnar at the stranger by the gate.
- He heard something gnar in the darkness of the barn.
- The wolf did gnar before it lunged.
- The old tale tells how the beast would gnar at travellers.
- A low gnar came from beneath the porch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GNAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GNAR
The 4 tiles of GNAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GNAR
12 longer words begin with GNAR.
Words with GNAR inside
7 words contain GNAR in the middle. Words that start with GNAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GNAR
Common questions about GNAR
- Is GNAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GNAR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GNAR worth?
- GNAR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GNAR mean?
- To snarl or growl, as an animal does.
- What letters can be added to GNAR?
- GNAR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GNAR:
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