GOD is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOD?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOD is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
godsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOD scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does GOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A being worshipped as having power over nature.
God with a small letter and God with a capital are one word doing two jobs, and English is unusual in marking the difference by spelling alone. The word itself is Germanic and considerably older than any Christian use of it.
How GOD is used
Countable; capitalised for the monotheistic sense.
- Every god in that pantheon had a season and a river.
- The word god is older than its Christian use.
- A god of the harvest is not the same as a god of war.
- The gods of the ancient world were all local at first.
- English marks the difference in god by spelling alone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOD
The 3 tiles of GOD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GOD
Showing 24 of 85 words that begin with GOD.
Words ending in GOD
5 words end in GOD. Useful as a back hook: play GOD onto a word already on the board.
Words with GOD inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain GOD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GOD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GOD
Common questions about GOD
- Is GOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOD, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOD worth?
- GOD is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOD mean?
- A being worshipped as having power over nature.
- What letters can be added to GOD?
- GOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GOD:
Open GOD in the Word Finder