GOLCONDA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GOLCONDA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOLCONDA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOLCONDA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOLCONDA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
golcondasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOLCONDA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GOLCONDA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOLCONDA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOLCONDA mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A rich source of wealth, advantage or happiness, especially a mine.
The word comes from a famed diamond city and survives mainly in writing, as when a business or a discovery is called a golconda. It promises abundance without hint of how it is won.
How GOLCONDA is used
Golconda is used figuratively for any very profitable source.
- The new oil field proved a golconda for the company.
- To many settlers the valley was a golconda of opportunity.
- Her old attic turned out to be a golconda of rare books.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOLCONDA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOLCONDA
1 longer words begin with GOLCONDA.
Shorter words from the letters in GOLCONDA
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Common questions about GOLCONDA
- Is GOLCONDA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOLCONDA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOLCONDA worth?
- GOLCONDA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOLCONDA mean?
- A rich source of wealth, advantage or happiness, especially a mine.
- What letters can be added to GOLCONDA?
- GOLCONDA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GOLCONDA:
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