GOSSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. GOSSES 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GOSSES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOSSES is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOSSES
No single letter turns GOSSES into another word.
How GOSSES scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOSSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does GOSSES mean in Scrabble?
GOSSES is the present-tense form of GOSS used with he, she and it.
GOSS(noun) — Gossip; casual talk about other people's private lives.
Shorter words from the letters in GOSSES
Common questions about GOSSES
- Is GOSSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GOSSES is not in it.
- How many points is GOSSES worth?
- GOSSES is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GOSSES?
- No single letter can be added to GOSSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOSSES:
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