GORHEN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GORHEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GORHEN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GORHEN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GORHEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gorhensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GORHEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GORHEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does GORHEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologyBritish
The female of the red grouse, a game bird of the moors of Great Britain and Ireland.
The gorhen is the hen counterpart of the gorcock, the male red grouse. Her mottled brown plumage helps her sit unseen among heather while nesting. The term belongs to moorland and shooting vocabulary and is rarely used outside it.
How GORHEN is used
Technical and regional; found in writing about moorland birds and game.
- A gorhen rose from the heather and flew low over the moor.
- The keeper counted one gorhen and her brood near the burn.
- Brown and speckled, the gorhen vanished into the bracken.
- He watched the gorhen lead her chicks across the track.
- Beside the gorcock, the gorhen looks plain but is perfectly camouflaged.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GORHEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GORHEN
1 longer words begin with GORHEN.
Shorter words from the letters in GORHEN
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Common questions about GORHEN
- Is GORHEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GORHEN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GORHEN worth?
- GORHEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GORHEN mean?
- The female of the red grouse, a game bird of the moors of Great Britain and Ireland.
- What letters can be added to GORHEN?
- GORHEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GORHEN:
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