GOSS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. GOSS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GOSS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOSS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOSS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gosseChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How GOSS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GOSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does GOSS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
Gossip; casual talk about other people's private lives.
Goss is a clipped, informal form of gossip. It is used mainly in British magazines and casual conversation when asking for or sharing the latest rumours and personal news about other people, especially celebrities.
How GOSS is used
Informal and mainly British; common in tabloid headlines and casual speech, rare in formal writing.
- What's the goss on the new manager?
- She always has the latest goss about the neighbours.
- The magazine is full of celebrity goss.
- Spill the goss before everyone else hears it.
- He loves swapping goss over coffee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOSS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOSS
The 4 tiles of GOSS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GOSS
Showing 24 of 37 words that begin with GOSS.
Words ending in GOSS
1 words end in GOSS. Useful as a back hook: play GOSS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in GOSS
Common questions about GOSS
- Is GOSS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GOSS is not in it.
- How many points is GOSS worth?
- GOSS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOSS mean?
- Gossip; casual talk about other people's private lives.
- What letters can be added to GOSS?
- GOSS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GOSS:
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