GOSSAMER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GOSSAMER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOSSAMER?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOSSAMER is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOSSAMER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOSSAMER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GOSSAMER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOSSAMER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOSSAMER mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A very fine, light, almost transparent material, such as the film of threads spun by small spiders.
Gossamer is the sort of silky strand you notice glinting on grass on an autumn morning. Writers borrow it to describe fabric, wings or veils that seem too delicate to hold their shape, and it often suggests something fragile yet beautiful.
How GOSSAMER is used
Gossamer works both as a noun and as a modifier in descriptive or poetic writing about delicate things.
- Dew clung to the gossamer stretched between the fence posts.
- The bride wore a veil of pale gossamer.
- The dragonfly beat its gossamer wings above the pond.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOSSAMER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOSSAMER
4 longer words begin with GOSSAMER.
Shorter words from the letters in GOSSAMER
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Common questions about GOSSAMER
- Is GOSSAMER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOSSAMER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOSSAMER worth?
- GOSSAMER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOSSAMER mean?
- A very fine, light, almost transparent material, such as the film of threads spun by small spiders.
- What letters can be added to GOSSAMER?
- GOSSAMER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GOSSAMER:
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