GO is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points

Yes. GO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept GO?

Word power: 52 / 100

Our own measure of how useful GO is to know. It scores 3 from 2 tiles, takes 15 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for GO

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How GO scores

Face value of the 2 tiles in GO, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 206.

What stands out about GO

• GO is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

What does GO mean in Scrabble?

verb

Written for this site: 1 meaning of GO and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Words starting with GO

Showing 24 of 1175 words that begin with GO.

Words ending in GO

Showing 24 of 133 words that end in GO. Useful as a back hook: play GO onto a word already on the board.

Words with GO inside

Showing 24 of 2177 words that contain GO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Common questions about GO

Is GO valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts GO, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is GO worth?

GO is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.

What does GO mean?

To move from one place towards another; to leave.

What letters can be added to GO?

GO takes 15 hooks: 3 in front and 12 at the end.