GOOSEHERD is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. GOOSEHERD is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
g2o1o1s1e1h4e1r1d2
PlayableGOOSEHERD · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept GOOSEHERD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.56%
Our own measure of how useful GOOSEHERD is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOOSEHERD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gooseherdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOOSEHERD scores
Scrabble g2o1o1s1e1h4e1r1d2 14
Words with Friends g3o1o1s1e1h3e1r1d2 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in GOOSEHERD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOOSEHERD has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with GOOSEHERD
1 longer words begin with GOOSEHERD.
Shorter words from the letters in GOOSEHERD
hedgers12 reshoed11 soogeed9 hedger11 hedges11 dehors10 heders10 hersed10 hoords10 hordes10 horsed10 reshod10 shoder10 shooed10 shored10 sorgho10 heroes9 reshoe9 droogs8 edgers8 geodes8 goosed8 greeds8 serged8 sodger8 dorees7 erodes7 redoes7 rodeos7 roosed7 soogee7 hedge10 doseh9 ghees9 heder9 heeds9 herds9 hoods9 hoord9 horde9
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Common questions about GOOSEHERD
- Is GOOSEHERD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GOOSEHERD is not in it.
- How many points is GOOSEHERD worth?
- GOOSEHERD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GOOSEHERD?
- GOOSEHERD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GOOSEHERD:
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