GOA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. GOA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOA is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOA scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GOA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does GOA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small gazelle of the Tibetan plateau.
The goa lives above four thousand metres and is one of very few antelopes adapted to that height. The name reached English from Tibetan and has no connection at all with the Indian state that is spelled the same way.
How GOA is used
Countable: a goa, two goas.
- A goa grazes higher than almost any other antelope.
- The word goa is Tibetan and not Indian.
- The goa is small enough to be missed at a distance.
- Two goas on a slope with no cover for a mile.
- Nothing connects the goa with the state of the same spelling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOA
The 3 tiles of GOA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GOA
Showing 24 of 74 words that begin with GOA.
Words with GOA inside
21 words contain GOA in the middle. Words that start with GOA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GOA
Common questions about GOA
- Is GOA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOA worth?
- GOA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOA mean?
- A small gazelle of the Tibetan plateau.
- What letters can be added to GOA?
- GOA takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GOA:
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