GOR is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. GOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOR?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOR is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOR scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What does GOR mean in Scrabble?
interjection
dialectBritishinformal
Used as a mild oath or exclamation of surprise, as a euphemistic shortening of God.
Gor is a British dialect interjection that softens an oath by cutting God down to a single syllable, much as the fuller expression gor blimey does. It is used to express shock, surprise, or emphasis rather than to state a fact.
How GOR is used
Informal British dialect; heard in speech rather than written in formal contexts.
- Gor, I never expected to see you here!
- Gor, that was a close call on the stairs.
- He let out a quiet gor when the bill arrived.
- Gor, would you look at the size of that fish.
- She muttered gor under her breath at the news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOR
The 3 tiles of GOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GOR
Showing 24 of 123 words that begin with GOR.
Words ending in GOR
11 words end in GOR. Useful as a back hook: play GOR onto a word already on the board.
Words with GOR inside
Showing 24 of 203 words that contain GOR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GOR
Common questions about GOR
- Is GOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOR, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOR worth?
- GOR is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOR mean?
- Used as a mild oath or exclamation of surprise, as a euphemistic shortening of God.
- What letters can be added to GOR?
- GOR takes 8 hooks: 0 in front and 8 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GOR:
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