GOURDFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GOURDFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOURDFUL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOURDFUL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOURDFUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gourdfulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOURDFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GOURDFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOURDFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOURDFUL mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
As much as a hollowed gourd can hold.
Where dried gourds serve as cups and bowls, a gourdful is a natural measure of water, milk or grain. The word is rare and appears mostly in descriptive or traditional settings.
How GOURDFUL is used
The noun gourdful is a rare measure word used in rural or storytelling contexts.
- He drank a gourdful of cold water.
- She poured a gourdful of seed into the furrow.
- A gourdful of milk was all they had left.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOURDFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOURDFUL
1 longer words begin with GOURDFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in GOURDFUL
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Common questions about GOURDFUL
- Is GOURDFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOURDFUL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOURDFUL worth?
- GOURDFUL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOURDFUL mean?
- As much as a hollowed gourd can hold.
- What letters can be added to GOURDFUL?
- GOURDFUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GOURDFUL:
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