GUNLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GUNLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUNLESS?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUNLESS is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUNLESS
No single letter turns GUNLESS into another word.
How GUNLESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GUNLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does GUNLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Carrying or having no gun.
Writers reach for gunless when the absence of a weapon matters to the scene, such as a bandit who turns up with nothing but his fists. It can describe a person, a ship or a whole region.
How GUNLESS is used
The word gunless is used before a noun or after a linking verb, and is fairly uncommon.
- The gunless sheriff walked calmly into the saloon.
- The gunless fort could not answer the attack.
- He felt oddly gunless without his rifle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUNLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUNLESS
The 7 tiles of GUNLESS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in GUNLESS
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Common questions about GUNLESS
- Is GUNLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUNLESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUNLESS worth?
- GUNLESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUNLESS mean?
- Carrying or having no gun.
- What letters can be added to GUNLESS?
- No single letter can be added to GUNLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GUNLESS:
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