GOONDA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GOONDA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOONDA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOONDA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOONDA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goondasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOONDA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOONDA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,700.
What does GOONDA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
In Indian English, a hired thug, bully, or habitual criminal, often one employed to intimidate people on behalf of a politician or gang.
A goonda is typically paid or protected by a powerful patron, whether a political party, a landlord, or a criminal network, in exchange for intimidating rivals, breaking up meetings, or enforcing demands through violence. Indian newspapers and legal documents use the word often, and India even has laws, sometimes called Goonda Acts, that allow authorities to detain habitual criminals matching this description without an ordinary trial. The word comes from Hindi and has entered Indian English so thoroughly that it appears in everyday news reporting on crime and politics. Beyond South Asia, the term remains largely unfamiliar to English speakers outside the region.
How GOONDA is used
Common in Indian English news reporting and everyday speech about crime and political intimidation, rare outside South Asia.
- Local goondas were hired to disrupt the opposition rally.
- Police arrested the goonda under the state's preventive detention law.
- Shopkeepers complained of goondas demanding protection money.
- The film portrays a goonda who slowly turns against his corrupt boss.
- Newspapers blamed goonda violence for the clashes outside the polling station.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOONDA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOONDA
1 longer words begin with GOONDA.
Shorter words from the letters in GOONDA
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Common questions about GOONDA
- Is GOONDA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOONDA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOONDA worth?
- GOONDA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOONDA mean?
- In Indian English, a hired thug, bully, or habitual criminal, often one employed to intimidate people on behalf of a politician or gang.
- What letters can be added to GOONDA?
- GOONDA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOONDA:
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