GOLDY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. GOLDY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GOLDY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOLDY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOLDY
No single letter turns GOLDY into another word.
How GOLDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GOLDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does GOLDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informaldialect
An informal name for the goldfinch, a small colourful songbird.
Country speech often shortens a bird's full name into a fond nickname, and goldy is exactly that for the goldfinch, whose bright yellow wing patches give the bird its name. The same word can also describe anything that looks somewhat like gold in colour.
How GOLDY is used
Informal and regional; standard English uses goldfinch.
- A goldy landed on the thistle outside the window.
- Children in the village called every goldfinch a goldy.
- The goldy's bright feathers stood out against the snow.
- She fed the goldy sunflower seeds each morning.
- A pair of goldy nested in the old hedge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOLDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOLDY
The 5 tiles of GOLDY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in GOLDY
Common questions about GOLDY
- Is GOLDY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GOLDY is not in it.
- How many points is GOLDY worth?
- GOLDY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOLDY mean?
- An informal name for the goldfinch, a small colourful songbird.
- What letters can be added to GOLDY?
- No single letter can be added to GOLDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GOLDY:
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