GORGET is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GORGET 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 GORGET?
| 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 GORGET 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 GORGET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gorgetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GORGET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GORGET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does GORGET mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalzoology
A piece of armor or ornamental collar that protects or covers the throat, or, in birds and some mammals, a patch of distinctively colored feathers or fur on the throat.
In medieval and early modern armor, a gorget was a metal plate or piece of mail that guarded the throat and upper chest, worn either as part of a full suit of armor or later as a small decorative crescent marking an officer's rank. Some historical clothing styles also used the word for a cloth collar or wimple covering the neck and shoulders. In zoology, gorget describes the brightly colored, often iridescent patch on the throat of a hummingbird or similar bird, which can flash brilliant colors in sunlight during courtship displays. The shared idea across all these senses is a covering or marking specifically at the throat.
How GORGET is used
Used in historical writing about armor and military dress, and in ornithology to describe throat coloring in birds.
- The knight's gorget protected the vulnerable gap between helmet and breastplate.
- Officers once wore a small gilded gorget as a badge of rank.
- The hummingbird's ruby gorget flashed as it turned toward the sun.
- Birdwatchers identified the species by the color of its gorget.
- The museum displayed a sixteenth-century steel gorget among the armor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GORGET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GORGET
The 6 tiles of GORGET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GORGET
2 longer words begin with GORGET.
Shorter words from the letters in GORGET
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Common questions about GORGET
- Is GORGET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GORGET, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GORGET worth?
- GORGET is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GORGET mean?
- A piece of armor or ornamental collar that protects or covers the throat, or, in birds and some mammals, a patch of distinctively colored feathers or fur on the throat.
- What letters can be added to GORGET?
- GORGET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GORGET:
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