GOSPORT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GOSPORT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOSPORT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOSPORT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOSPORT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gosportsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOSPORT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GOSPORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does GOSPORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A flexible speaking tube that let crew members in separate cockpits of an aircraft talk to each other.
In early two-seat aeroplanes the engine and wind made shouting useless, so instructors spoke through a gosport tube whose end was fitted to the pupil's ears. The device was replaced by electric intercoms, and the word now mostly appears in histories of flying.
How GOSPORT is used
The word gosport belongs to the history of early aviation.
- The instructor shouted corrections down the gosport.
- A rubber gosport hung beside the pilot's seat in the museum biplane.
- Without a gosport, the two airmen could only wave at each other.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOSPORT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOSPORT
1 longer words begin with GOSPORT.
Shorter words from the letters in GOSPORT
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Common questions about GOSPORT
- Is GOSPORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOSPORT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOSPORT worth?
- GOSPORT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOSPORT mean?
- A flexible speaking tube that let crew members in separate cockpits of an aircraft talk to each other.
- What letters can be added to GOSPORT?
- GOSPORT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GOSPORT:
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