GULA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. GULA 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GULA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GULA is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GULA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GULA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does GULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
In anatomy, the upper front part of the throat, close to the chin; in insects, the plate supporting the underside of the head.
Gula is a Latin anatomical term for the throat region, kept in English for precise technical description. In entomology it refers specifically to a hard plate on the underside of an insect's head, behind the mouthparts, that supports another plate called the submentum.
How GULA is used
Technical term used in anatomy and entomology, not in everyday speech.
- The beetle's gula was visible under magnification.
- Anatomists use gula to name the upper throat region precisely.
- The specimen's gula supported the submentum beneath the head.
- A scar marked the gula just below his chin.
- The textbook diagram labeled the insect gula in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GULA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GULA
The 4 tiles of GULA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GULA
5 longer words begin with GULA.
Words ending in GULA
10 words end in GULA. Useful as a back hook: play GULA onto a word already on the board.
Words with GULA inside
Showing 24 of 216 words that contain GULA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GULA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GULA
Common questions about GULA
- Is GULA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GULA is not in it.
- How many points is GULA worth?
- GULA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GULA mean?
- In anatomy, the upper front part of the throat, close to the chin; in insects, the plate supporting the underside of the head.
- What letters can be added to GULA?
- GULA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GULA:
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