GOOEY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GOOEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOOEY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOOEY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOOEY
No single letter turns GOOEY into another word.
How GOOEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GOOEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 37,345.
What stands out about GOOEY
- GOOEY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GOOEY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Soft, sticky, and semi-liquid in texture.
Gooey describes substances that cling and stretch rather than crumble or pour cleanly, such as melted cheese, warm caramel, or half-set glue. The word can also describe overly sentimental talk or behavior, as in a gooey love song. Both senses share the idea of something thick, clinging, and a little excessive.
How GOOEY is used
Informal, everyday adjective; common when describing food texture and, loosely, sentimental behavior.
- The brownies were still gooey in the middle.
- Melted marshmallow left a gooey mess on his fingers.
- She wiped the gooey syrup off the counter.
- The movie ended with a gooey, sentimental speech.
- A gooey caramel center oozed out of the chocolate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOOEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOOEY
2 longer words begin with GOOEY.
Shorter words from the letters in GOOEY
Common questions about GOOEY
- Is GOOEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOOEY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOOEY worth?
- GOOEY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOOEY mean?
- Soft, sticky, and semi-liquid in texture.
- What letters can be added to GOOEY?
- No single letter can be added to GOOEY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GOOEY:
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