GOLDFINCH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. GOLDFINCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOLDFINCH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOLDFINCH is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOLDFINCH
No single letter turns GOLDFINCH into another word.
How GOLDFINCH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GOLDFINCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOLDFINCH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GOLDFINCH
- All 9 letters of GOLDFINCH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GOLDFINCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small songbird of the finch family with bright yellow and black wings and a red face.
The goldfinch is a favourite garden visitor, feeding on thistle and teasel seeds in small flocks. Its tinkling song and bold colours have made it popular in paintings.
How GOLDFINCH is used
Used in birdwatching and nature writing; the American goldfinch is a related species.
- A goldfinch perched on the thistle and picked at the seeds.
- We hung a feeder to attract the goldfinch.
- The goldfinch flashed yellow as it flew across the meadow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOLDFINCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOLDFINCH
1 longer words begin with GOLDFINCH.
Shorter words from the letters in GOLDFINCH
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Common questions about GOLDFINCH
- Is GOLDFINCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOLDFINCH, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOLDFINCH worth?
- GOLDFINCH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOLDFINCH mean?
- A small songbird of the finch family with bright yellow and black wings and a red face.
- What letters can be added to GOLDFINCH?
- No single letter can be added to GOLDFINCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GOLDFINCH:
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