GORGON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GORGON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GORGON?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GORGON is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GORGON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gorgonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GORGON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GORGON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 394,197.
What does GORGON mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A fierce, frightening, or extremely unpleasant-looking woman, so called after the monstrous sisters of Greek mythology whose gaze turned onlookers to stone.
In Greek myth, the three Gorgons, most famously Medusa, had living snakes for hair and faces so terrible that anyone who looked directly at them turned instantly to stone. English borrowed the name as a common noun for any woman regarded as fearsome, domineering, or repulsively ugly, especially one who seems to freeze others with a single glare. The word usually carries a harsh, mocking tone and appears more in literary or informal put-downs than in neutral description. Writers sometimes also use gorgon loosely for anything monstrously ugly or dreadful, extending the image well beyond its original mythological sisters.
How GORGON is used
An informal and rather harsh way to describe an intimidating or fearsome woman, common in literary and everyday put-downs alike.
- The students dreaded the headmistress, calling her the school gorgon behind her back.
- He described his landlady as an absolute gorgon who never smiled.
- The comic strip drew the strict aunt as a snarling gorgon.
- No one dared argue with the gorgon at the front desk.
- Her stare could have belonged to a gorgon, cold and unblinking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GORGON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GORGON
13 longer words begin with GORGON.
Shorter words from the letters in GORGON
Common questions about GORGON
- Is GORGON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GORGON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GORGON worth?
- GORGON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GORGON mean?
- A fierce, frightening, or extremely unpleasant-looking woman, so called after the monstrous sisters of Greek mythology whose gaze turned onlookers to stone.
- What letters can be added to GORGON?
- GORGON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GORGON:
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