GOLIARDIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GOLIARDIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOLIARDIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOLIARDIC is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOLIARDIC
No single letter turns GOLIARDIC into another word.
How GOLIARDIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GOLIARDIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOLIARDIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOLIARDIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Relating to the goliards, wandering medieval scholars known for rowdy, satirical Latin verse.
Goliardic poetry celebrated wine, love and mockery of the Church, and it survives in collections such as the Carmina Burana. The goliardic style is witty, irreverent and full of high spirits.
How GOLIARDIC is used
Goliardic is used in literary history and in talk about medieval student songs.
- The goliardic songs praise wine and women.
- He wrote a goliardic parody of the sermon.
- Scholars study goliardic verse from the twelfth century.
- The students sang in a goliardic spirit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOLIARDIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about GOLIARDIC
- Is GOLIARDIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOLIARDIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOLIARDIC worth?
- GOLIARDIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOLIARDIC mean?
- Relating to the goliards, wandering medieval scholars known for rowdy, satirical Latin verse.
- What letters can be added to GOLIARDIC?
- No single letter can be added to GOLIARDIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GOLIARDIC:
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