GONDOLA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GONDOLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GONDOLA?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GONDOLA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GONDOLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gondolasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GONDOLA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GONDOLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 220,563.
What does GONDOLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, narrow flat-bottomed boat with high ends, rowed with a single oar, used on the canals of Venice.
The word gondola has spread to other things carried or hung in the same cradle-like way: the cabin of a cable car, the basket under a balloon, even a display stand in a shop aisle. Each shares the idea of a compartment that holds passengers or goods.
How GONDOLA is used
Gondola refers to the Venetian boat and to similar suspended cabins or display units.
- The gondola glided under the stone bridge.
- We rode the gondola up the mountain at sunrise.
- Shoppers crowded around the gondola of discounted socks.
- A gondola hung beneath the airship.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GONDOLA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GONDOLA
The 7 tiles of GONDOLA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GONDOLA
1 longer words begin with GONDOLA.
Shorter words from the letters in GONDOLA
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Common questions about GONDOLA
- Is GONDOLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GONDOLA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GONDOLA worth?
- GONDOLA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GONDOLA mean?
- A long, narrow flat-bottomed boat with high ends, rowed with a single oar, used on the canals of Venice.
- What letters can be added to GONDOLA?
- GONDOLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GONDOLA:
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