GNOME is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GNOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GNOME?
| 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 GNOME is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GNOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gnomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GNOME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GNOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about GNOME
- The same 5 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 GNOME mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, legendary humanlike creature, often depicted as an old bearded man who lives underground and guards treasure or a garden.
In folklore, gnomes are said to move easily through solid earth and to watch over buried treasure, minerals or growing plants. The word is now most familiar from garden gnomes, small painted statues placed outdoors for decoration, though gnome can also refer to a short, pithy saying or maxim in an older, less common sense. It was reportedly coined in the sixteenth century by the alchemist Paracelsus for an earth-dwelling spirit.
How GNOME is used
Countable noun; garden gnome is by far the most common modern usage.
- A ceramic gnome stood guard beside the flowerbed.
- The story described gnomes tunneling deep beneath the mountain.
- Children painted a wooden gnome for the garden.
- Legend held that the gnome guarded a hoard of gold.
- Someone had stolen the neighbor's lawn gnome as a prank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GNOME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GNOME
The 5 tiles of GNOME in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GNOME
2 longer words begin with GNOME.
Words with GNOME inside
4 words contain GNOME in the middle. Words that start with GNOME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GNOME
Common questions about GNOME
- Is GNOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GNOME, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GNOME worth?
- GNOME is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GNOME mean?
- A small, legendary humanlike creature, often depicted as an old bearded man who lives underground and guards treasure or a garden.
- What letters can be added to GNOME?
- GNOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GNOME:
Open GNOME in the Word Finder