GULPY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GULPY 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 GULPY?
| 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 GULPY 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 GULPY
No single letter turns GULPY into another word.
How GULPY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GULPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does GULPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Marked by gulping; characterized by quick, audible swallowing.
Gulpy describes speech, eating, or drinking that comes out in noisy, uneven bursts rather than smoothly, as when someone talks while fighting back tears or eats too quickly. The word is built from gulp plus -y and stays close to its root meaning, unlike words that have drifted into figurative use. It appears rarely outside dictionaries and is not part of everyday vocabulary.
How GULPY is used
Rare and mostly confined to word lists; ordinary writers usually say "gulping" instead.
- Her gulpy sobs made the apology hard to understand.
- He gave a gulpy laugh before finishing the story.
- The puppy's gulpy eating left food scattered everywhere.
- A gulpy swallow betrayed how nervous she felt.
- His gulpy breathing slowed once the panic passed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GULPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GULPY
Common questions about GULPY
- Is GULPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GULPY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GULPY worth?
- GULPY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GULPY mean?
- Marked by gulping; characterized by quick, audible swallowing.
- What letters can be added to GULPY?
- No single letter can be added to GULPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GULPY:
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