GOVERNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GOVERNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOVERNESS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOVERNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOVERNESS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
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How GOVERNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GOVERNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOVERNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOVERNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A woman employed to teach and look after the children of a private household.
In nineteenth-century novels a governess lived with the family she served, neither servant nor equal. Jane Eyre is perhaps the most famous fictional governess.
How GOVERNESS is used
Governess is mostly met in historical fiction and discussions of Victorian life.
- The governess taught the girls French and music.
- She took a post as governess in a country house.
- Their governess walked them to the park each afternoon.
- The life of a governess was often lonely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOVERNESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOVERNESS
6 longer words begin with GOVERNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GOVERNESS
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Common questions about GOVERNESS
- Is GOVERNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOVERNESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOVERNESS worth?
- GOVERNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOVERNESS mean?
- A woman employed to teach and look after the children of a private household.
- What letters can be added to GOVERNESS?
- GOVERNESS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GOVERNESS:
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