GOSHAWK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. GOSHAWK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOSHAWK?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOSHAWK is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOSHAWK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
goshawksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOSHAWK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GOSHAWK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does GOSHAWK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, powerful hawk with short rounded wings and a long tail, found in woodland.
The goshawk hunts among trees, twisting between branches to catch birds and small mammals. Falconers have prized it for centuries, though it is known to be hard to train and temperamental.
How GOSHAWK is used
Used in bird-watching and falconry; the word names a specific bird, not hawks in general.
- A goshawk swept low through the pines and vanished.
- The falconer kept a goshawk on a leather glove.
- Rabbits and pigeons are common prey for the goshawk.
- We were lucky to spot a goshawk nesting near the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOSHAWK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOSHAWK
1 longer words begin with GOSHAWK.
Shorter words from the letters in GOSHAWK
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Common questions about GOSHAWK
- Is GOSHAWK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOSHAWK, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOSHAWK worth?
- GOSHAWK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOSHAWK mean?
- A large, powerful hawk with short rounded wings and a long tail, found in woodland.
- What letters can be added to GOSHAWK?
- GOSHAWK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GOSHAWK:
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