GOALIE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GOALIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOALIE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOALIE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOALIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goaliesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOALIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOALIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What does GOALIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal term for a goalkeeper, the player who guards the goal in sports such as football, ice hockey, and lacrosse.
Goalie shortens goalkeeper the same way footy shortens football, trading a longer formal word for a quick, casual one used constantly around the pitch, rink, or court. Coaches and commentators reach for goalie in relaxed speech, while official rulebooks and formal reports usually keep the fuller word goalkeeper or goaltender. Different sports favor slightly different formal terms, goalkeeper in football, goaltender in ice hockey, but goalie works comfortably as an informal label across all of them. Children learning a sport often meet goalie before they ever hear the longer official title.
How GOALIE is used
Informal and very common in everyday sports talk, less likely in official rules or formal match reports.
- Our goalie made three saves in the final minute of the match.
- He has played goalie for the school team since he was ten.
- The goalie dove to block the shot just before the whistle.
- Nobody wanted to play goalie during the lunchtime game.
- The coach praised the goalie for staying calm under pressure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOALIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOALIE
1 longer words begin with GOALIE.
Shorter words from the letters in GOALIE
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Common questions about GOALIE
- Is GOALIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOALIE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOALIE worth?
- GOALIE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOALIE mean?
- An informal term for a goalkeeper, the player who guards the goal in sports such as football, ice hockey, and lacrosse.
- What letters can be added to GOALIE?
- GOALIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOALIE:
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