GOETH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GOETH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOETH?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOETH is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOETH
No single letter turns GOETH into another word.
How GOETH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GOETH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does GOETH mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To move or travel onward, in the -eth verb ending that Early Modern English used before it settled on -s.
Goeth carries the old verb ending -eth that English used before it settled on -s for the present tense, the same pattern seen in doth and hath. It survives almost entirely in Bible translations, older hymns, and writing that deliberately imitates earlier English. A modern writer describing the same action would simply say goes.
How GOETH is used
Archaic; encountered today mainly in scripture, older poetry, and prose that imitates earlier English style.
- The preacher read the line where it goeth forth like the morning light.
- In the old psalter, pride goeth before a fall.
- The translator kept goeth instead of goes to preserve the older rhythm.
- A traveler in the tale goeth from village to village on foot.
- The hymn goeth on to describe the coming of dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOETH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOETH
2 longer words begin with GOETH.
Shorter words from the letters in GOETH
Common questions about GOETH
- Is GOETH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOETH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOETH worth?
- GOETH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOETH mean?
- To move or travel onward, in the -eth verb ending that Early Modern English used before it settled on -s.
- What letters can be added to GOETH?
- No single letter can be added to GOETH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GOETH:
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