GOTH is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GOTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOTH?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOTH is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOTH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOTH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GOTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does GOTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A follower of a dark-toned music and style.
Goth names a subculture of the early 1980s, and the word travelled from a Germanic people through an architectural style used as an insult. Each step was a borrowing of the previous one's reputation.
How GOTH is used
Countable: a goth, two goths.
- A goth in a small town in 1984 was conspicuous.
- The word goth passed through architecture on its way.
- Two goths and one very patient photographer.
- The architectural sense of goth began as an insult.
- Goth as a subculture dates from the early 1980s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOTH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOTH
19 longer words begin with GOTH.
Words with GOTH inside
8 words contain GOTH in the middle. Words that start with GOTH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GOTH
Common questions about GOTH
- Is GOTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOTH, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOTH worth?
- GOTH is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOTH mean?
- A follower of a dark-toned music and style.
- What letters can be added to GOTH?
- GOTH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GOTH:
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