GOLIARD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GOLIARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOLIARD?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOLIARD is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOLIARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOLIARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GOLIARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does GOLIARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A wandering scholar-poet of medieval Europe, known for satirical and drinking songs in Latin.
Goliards were often clerics without posts who wrote bawdy, irreverent verse, and the Carmina Burana preserves many of their songs. They poked fun at the Church while depending on it for education.
How GOLIARD is used
Goliard is a historical term for medieval vagabond poets and students.
- The goliard sang a mocking song about greedy bishops.
- A goliard might wander from one university town to the next.
- Scholars still study the verses of the twelfth-century goliard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOLIARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOLIARD
6 longer words begin with GOLIARD.
Shorter words from the letters in GOLIARD
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Common questions about GOLIARD
- Is GOLIARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOLIARD, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOLIARD worth?
- GOLIARD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOLIARD mean?
- A wandering scholar-poet of medieval Europe, known for satirical and drinking songs in Latin.
- What letters can be added to GOLIARD?
- GOLIARD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GOLIARD:
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