GOES is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points

Yes. GOES 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 GOES?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful GOES is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for GOES

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How GOES scores

Face value of the 4 tiles in GOES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.

What stands out about GOES

• The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

What does GOES mean in Scrabble?

GOES is the present-tense form of GO used with he, she and it.

GO(verb) — To move from one place towards another; to leave.

Full entry for GO →

Anagrams of GOES

The 4 tiles of GOES in a different order — 3 found.

Words starting with GOES

1 longer words begin with GOES.

Words ending in GOES

Showing 24 of 56 words that end in GOES. Useful as a back hook: play GOES onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in GOES

Common questions about GOES

Is GOES valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOES, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is GOES worth?

GOES is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to GOES?

GOES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.