GOLDEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GOLDEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOLDEN?
| 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 GOLDEN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOLDEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goldensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOLDEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOLDEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What stands out about GOLDEN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 GOLDEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Made of or having the color of gold; also used more broadly to describe something especially valuable, successful, or happy, as in a golden age.
Golden describes literal objects such as jewelry, coins, or hair that share gold's warm yellow shine, but the word has spread widely into figurative use for anything considered especially fine or fortunate. A golden opportunity is one too good to pass up, a golden age names a period of great achievement or prosperity, and a golden voice praises a singer's rich, pleasing tone. Golden can also work as a verb in older or literary English, meaning to turn something the color of gold, as fields golden in the evening light. The word appears constantly in idioms about weddings, anniversaries, and rules, such as a golden wedding or the golden rule.
How GOLDEN is used
Extremely common, used both literally for the color and metal and figuratively for anything especially valuable or fortunate.
- The wheat fields turned golden as harvest approached.
- Winning the scholarship was a golden opportunity she couldn't refuse.
- Their fiftieth anniversary marked their golden wedding.
- The singer's golden voice filled the concert hall.
- Historians call that decade the golden age of the studio.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOLDEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOLDEN
The 6 tiles of GOLDEN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GOLDEN
16 longer words begin with GOLDEN.
Shorter words from the letters in GOLDEN
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Common questions about GOLDEN
- Is GOLDEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOLDEN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOLDEN worth?
- GOLDEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOLDEN mean?
- Made of or having the color of gold; also used more broadly to describe something especially valuable, successful, or happy, as in a golden age.
- What letters can be added to GOLDEN?
- GOLDEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOLDEN:
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