GONAD is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GONAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GONAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GONAD is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GONAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gonadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GONAD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GONAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does GONAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An organ in an animal that produces reproductive cells, existing as either a testis or an ovary.
A gonad develops early in an animal's life and later matures into one of the two organs responsible for producing sperm or eggs, depending on the animal's sex. The term is used across biology and medicine to refer to either organ without specifying which, which is useful when discussing development, hormones, or disorders that affect both equally. Outside clinical and scientific writing the word is rarely used in casual speech.
How GONAD is used
A formal biological and medical term, used in scientific and clinical contexts rather than everyday speech.
- The embryo's gonad had not yet developed into a testis or an ovary.
- Hormones produced by the gonad influence growth throughout puberty.
- Doctors examined the gonad for signs of abnormal tissue.
- Fish and mammals both develop a gonad early in embryonic growth.
- The textbook diagram labelled the gonad and its surrounding tissue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GONAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GONAD
The 5 tiles of GONAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GONAD
14 longer words begin with GONAD.
Shorter words from the letters in GONAD
Common questions about GONAD
- Is GONAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GONAD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GONAD worth?
- GONAD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GONAD mean?
- An organ in an animal that produces reproductive cells, existing as either a testis or an ovary.
- What letters can be added to GONAD?
- GONAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GONAD:
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