GUNMETAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GUNMETAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUNMETAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUNMETAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUNMETAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gunmetalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUNMETAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GUNMETAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUNMETAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GUNMETAL
- All 8 letters of GUNMETAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GUNMETAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dull bluish-grey colour, or the bronze alloy of copper, tin and zinc from which it takes its name.
The alloy was once cast into cannon and later into gears and fittings that had to resist wear and sea water. Today gunmetal is more familiar as a fashionable shade for phones, cars and jewellery.
How GUNMETAL is used
Gunmetal serves as both a colour name and a metallurgy term, and often works as an adjective before nouns.
- The laptop came in a sleek gunmetal finish.
- Gunmetal clouds gathered over the harbour.
- Old ship fittings were often cast in gunmetal because it resists corrosion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUNMETAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUNMETAL
1 longer words begin with GUNMETAL.
Shorter words from the letters in GUNMETAL
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Common questions about GUNMETAL
- Is GUNMETAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUNMETAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUNMETAL worth?
- GUNMETAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUNMETAL mean?
- A dull bluish-grey colour, or the bronze alloy of copper, tin and zinc from which it takes its name.
- What letters can be added to GUNMETAL?
- GUNMETAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GUNMETAL:
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