GOALTENDING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GOALTENDING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOALTENDING?
| 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 GOALTENDING is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOALTENDING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goaltendingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOALTENDING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GOALTENDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOALTENDING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GOALTENDING
- GOALTENDING begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GOALTENDING mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The work of guarding a goal, or in basketball the illegal act of touching a shot on its way down to the basket.
In hockey and soccer goaltending is the role of the keeper, while in basketball it is a violation that awards the points to the shooter. Coaches treat steady goaltending as the backbone of a defence.
How GOALTENDING is used
Used in hockey, soccer, and basketball commentary.
- Strong goaltending kept the team in the game.
- The referee called goaltending and counted the basket.
- She trained for years in goaltending before joining the league.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOALTENDING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOALTENDING
1 longer words begin with GOALTENDING.
Shorter words from the letters in GOALTENDING
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Common questions about GOALTENDING
- Is GOALTENDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOALTENDING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOALTENDING worth?
- GOALTENDING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOALTENDING mean?
- The work of guarding a goal, or in basketball the illegal act of touching a shot on its way down to the basket.
- What letters can be added to GOALTENDING?
- GOALTENDING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GOALTENDING:
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