GUNFIGHT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GUNFIGHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUNFIGHT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUNFIGHT is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUNFIGHT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gunfightsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUNFIGHT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GUNFIGHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUNFIGHT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUNFIGHT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A violent clash in which two or more people shoot at each other.
Westerns made the gunfight a familiar scene: two men facing off on a dusty street. In news reports the word is used for any exchange of fire between police and criminals or between armed groups.
How GUNFIGHT is used
Gunfight is common in news reports, fiction and films.
- The gunfight lasted only a few minutes.
- Two officers were hurt in the gunfight downtown.
- The film ends with a gunfight at sunrise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUNFIGHT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUNFIGHT
5 longer words begin with GUNFIGHT.
Shorter words from the letters in GUNFIGHT
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Common questions about GUNFIGHT
- Is GUNFIGHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUNFIGHT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUNFIGHT worth?
- GUNFIGHT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUNFIGHT mean?
- A violent clash in which two or more people shoot at each other.
- What letters can be added to GUNFIGHT?
- GUNFIGHT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GUNFIGHT:
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