GOOSY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GOOSY 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 GOOSY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOOSY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOOSY
No single letter turns GOOSY into another word.
How GOOSY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GOOSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 112,035.
What stands out about GOOSY
- The letters of GOOSY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GOOSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informaldialect
Nervous, jumpy, or easily startled.
Goosy describes a jittery, on-edge state, the kind of feeling that makes a person flinch at small sounds or sudden movement. The word plays on how a goose reacts noisily and skittishly to disturbance, and by extension it can also describe skin raised into small bumps from cold or fright. Either way, the sense is one of being unusually jumpy and quick to react.
How GOOSY is used
Informal and somewhat dated; heard mainly in older or regional speech rather than everyday conversation.
- The thunder made the horses goosy all evening.
- She felt goosy walking alone through the dark hallway.
- His goosy reaction to the loud bang startled everyone.
- Cold wind left her arms goosy and covered in bumps.
- The dog grew goosy whenever the doorbell rang.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOOSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GOOSY
Common questions about GOOSY
- Is GOOSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOOSY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOOSY worth?
- GOOSY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOOSY mean?
- Nervous, jumpy, or easily startled.
- What letters can be added to GOOSY?
- No single letter can be added to GOOSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GOOSY:
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