GUMSHOEING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. GUMSHOEING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
g2u1m3s1h4o1e1i1n1g2
PlayableGUMSHOEING · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept GUMSHOEING?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.3%
Our own measure of how useful GUMSHOEING is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUMSHOEING
No single letter turns GUMSHOEING into another word.
How GUMSHOEING scores
Scrabble g2u1m3s1h4o1e1i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends g3u2m4s1h3o1e1i1n2g3 21
Face value of the 10 tiles in GUMSHOEING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUMSHOEING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GUMSHOEING
- GUMSHOEING runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- GUMSHOEING begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GUMSHOEING
humogens14 hemionus13 soughing13 ginhouse12 geminous11 muggish14 gnomish13 gumshoe13 homings13 humogen13 meshing13 moshing13 mushing13 gushing12 hoggins12 homines12 inhumes12 sughing12 enoughs11 hongies11 housing11 moggies11 muggins11 shoeing11 eumongs10 heinous10 meouing10 meusing10 misgone10 mousing10 mungoes10 souming10 segugio9 igneous8 homing12 hemins11 hoggin11 homies11 inhume11 inmesh11
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Common questions about GUMSHOEING
- Is GUMSHOEING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUMSHOEING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUMSHOEING worth?
- GUMSHOEING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GUMSHOEING?
- No single letter can be added to GUMSHOEING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GUMSHOEING:
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