GUMSHOED is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GUMSHOED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
g2u1m3s1h4o1e1d2
PlayableGUMSHOED · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept GUMSHOED?
| 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: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.88
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.87%
Our own measure of how useful GUMSHOED is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUMSHOED
No single letter turns GUMSHOED into another word.
How GUMSHOED scores
Scrabble g2u1m3s1h4o1e1d2 15
Words with Friends g3u2m4s1h3o1e1d2 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in GUMSHOED, 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 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUMSHOED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GUMSHOED
- All 8 letters of GUMSHOED are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GUMSHOED
gumshoe13 soughed12 moshed12 mushed12 doughs11 gushed11 sughed11 degums10 housed10 modges10 mudges10 smudge10 dumose9 moused9 odeums9 soumed9 ugsome9 homed11 dough10 homes10 shmoe10 degum9 doseh9 eughs9 hosed9 modge9 mudge9 shoed9 sough9 demos8 domes8 doums8 geums8 house8 modes8 modus8 mosed8 mused8 odeum8 sedum8
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Common questions about GUMSHOED
- Is GUMSHOED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUMSHOED, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUMSHOED worth?
- GUMSHOED is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GUMSHOED?
- No single letter can be added to GUMSHOED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GUMSHOED:
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