GNAW is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GNAW 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 GNAW?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GNAW is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GNAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GNAW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GNAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does GNAW mean in Scrabble?
verb
To bite at something persistently.
Gnaw keeps a silent first letter that Old English pronounced, and the same silent pair marks several words about biting and knowing. The figurative sense about worry is medieval.
How GNAW is used
Gnawed, gnaws. Often followed by at.
- Something gnawed at the wiring all winter.
- The word gnaw has a silent letter that was once sounded.
- A doubt that gnawed for years.
- Two gnawed corners of the same box.
- The worry sense of gnaw is medieval.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GNAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GNAW
The 4 tiles of GNAW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GNAW
9 longer words begin with GNAW.
Words ending in GNAW
2 words end in GNAW. Useful as a back hook: play GNAW onto a word already on the board.
Words with GNAW inside
7 words contain GNAW in the middle. Words that start with GNAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GNAW
Common questions about GNAW
- Is GNAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GNAW, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GNAW worth?
- GNAW is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GNAW mean?
- To bite at something persistently.
- What letters can be added to GNAW?
- GNAW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GNAW:
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