GOV is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. GOV 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 GOV?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOV is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOV
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
govsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOV scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GOV, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does GOV mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
An informal short form of governor, used to mean a boss or person in charge.
Gov developed as a casual way of addressing an employer, official, or anyone seen as being in authority, much like guv. British speakers often use it as a friendly or slightly cheeky form of address, without naming the person directly.
How GOV is used
Common in informal British speech, especially when addressing someone directly.
- Morning, gov, the truck is loaded and ready.
- The gov wants the reports on his desk by noon.
- Ask the gov if we can leave early today.
- He called his manager gov out of habit.
- The driver tipped his cap and said, thanks, gov.
- Nobody argues with the gov during a busy shift.
- The gov signed off on the extra hours.
- She joked that the gov never says please.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOV and 8 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Where else you’ll see GOV
- The word gov is a shortened, informal form of governor, the same source that gives the spelling guv.
- Gov is used mainly as a direct form of address rather than a formal job title.
Anagrams of GOV
The 3 tiles of GOV in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GOV
Showing 24 of 39 words that begin with GOV.
Words with GOV inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain GOV somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GOV are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GOV
Common questions about GOV
- Is GOV valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GOV is not in it.
- How many points is GOV worth?
- GOV is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOV mean?
- An informal short form of governor, used to mean a boss or person in charge.
- What letters can be added to GOV?
- GOV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GOV:
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