GOLGOTHA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GOLGOTHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOLGOTHA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOLGOTHA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOLGOTHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
golgothasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOLGOTHA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GOLGOTHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOLGOTHA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOLGOTHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, or any place of great suffering.
Writers borrow golgotha as an image for a scene of anguish or for a burial ground. Because the name refers to a skull-shaped place, it carries a grim weight in sermons and poems.
How GOLGOTHA is used
The noun golgotha is usually capitalised when it names the biblical hill.
- The painting shows the road to golgotha at dusk.
- For the old soldiers the battlefield was a golgotha.
- The poem turns the hospital into a golgotha.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOLGOTHA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOLGOTHA
1 longer words begin with GOLGOTHA.
Shorter words from the letters in GOLGOTHA
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Common questions about GOLGOTHA
- Is GOLGOTHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOLGOTHA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOLGOTHA worth?
- GOLGOTHA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOLGOTHA mean?
- The hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, or any place of great suffering.
- What letters can be added to GOLGOTHA?
- GOLGOTHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GOLGOTHA:
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