GOALMOUTH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GOALMOUTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOALMOUTH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOALMOUTH is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOALMOUTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goalmouthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOALMOUTH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GOALMOUTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOALMOUTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOALMOUTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The area directly in front of a goal in football or hockey.
Commentators say a goalmouth scramble when several players fight for a loose ball near the net. It is where most chances are won or lost.
How GOALMOUTH is used
Used in sports commentary about action close to the goal.
- The ball bounced around the goalmouth before being cleared.
- A tangle of players formed in the goalmouth.
- He cleared the danger from the goalmouth with a header.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOALMOUTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOALMOUTH
1 longer words begin with GOALMOUTH.
Shorter words from the letters in GOALMOUTH
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Common questions about GOALMOUTH
- Is GOALMOUTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOALMOUTH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOALMOUTH worth?
- GOALMOUTH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOALMOUTH mean?
- The area directly in front of a goal in football or hockey.
- What letters can be added to GOALMOUTH?
- GOALMOUTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GOALMOUTH:
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