GULCH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GULCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GULCH?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GULCH is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GULCH
No single letter turns GULCH into another word.
How GULCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GULCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does GULCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A narrow, steep-sided ravine, especially one cut by the rush of a fast-flowing stream or seasonal torrent.
A gulch is smaller and steeper than a canyon, often carved by water that only runs after heavy rain or snowmelt and leaves a dry, rocky channel the rest of the year. The word is strongly associated with the American West, where mining-era place names like Deadwood Gulch still mark old prospecting sites. Unlike a gentle valley, a gulch usually has abrupt banks that make it awkward to cross on foot.
How GULCH is used
Common in North American English, especially in place names and descriptions of western landscapes.
- The trail dipped sharply into a rocky gulch.
- Prospectors once panned for gold in that narrow gulch.
- Heavy rain turned the dry gulch into a rushing stream.
- They camped near the edge of a deep gulch overlooking the valley.
- The old mining town took its name from the nearby gulch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GULCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GULCH
3 longer words begin with GULCH.
Shorter words from the letters in GULCH
Common questions about GULCH
- Is GULCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GULCH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GULCH worth?
- GULCH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GULCH mean?
- A narrow, steep-sided ravine, especially one cut by the rush of a fast-flowing stream or seasonal torrent.
- What letters can be added to GULCH?
- No single letter can be added to GULCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GULCH:
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