GUMSHOE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GUMSHOE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUMSHOE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUMSHOE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUMSHOE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUMSHOE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GUMSHOE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What does GUMSHOE mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangNorth American
A detective, or a waterproof overshoe.
The detective sense comes from the quiet rubber-soled shoes that allow a person to move without being heard. Crime novels favour gumshoe for the private eye on a slow case.
How GUMSHOE is used
Gumshoe is slang in detective stories; the overshoe meaning is older.
- The gumshoe followed the suspect across town.
- A tired gumshoe sat in the rainy doorway.
- He pulled a gumshoe over each boot in the snow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUMSHOE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUMSHOE
3 longer words begin with GUMSHOE.
Shorter words from the letters in GUMSHOE
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Common questions about GUMSHOE
- Is GUMSHOE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUMSHOE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUMSHOE worth?
- GUMSHOE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUMSHOE mean?
- A detective, or a waterproof overshoe.
- What letters can be added to GUMSHOE?
- GUMSHOE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GUMSHOE:
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