GUNNEL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GUNNEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUNNEL?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful GUNNEL is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUNNEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gunnelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUNNEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GUNNEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,969.
What does GUNNEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The upper edge of the side of a boat or ship.
Gunnel is simply a spelling variant of gunwale, the rail running along the top of a boat's side where a rower or passenger might rest a hand or an oar. Sailors and small-boat users often say and write gunnel because that is closer to how gunwale is actually pronounced. By an unrelated coincidence, the same spelling also names a family of small, eel-shaped fish that live along cold, rocky shores of the northern Atlantic and Pacific, a sense with no connection to boats at all.
How GUNNEL is used
Common informally in boating and fishing for the side rail of a small craft, and, unrelated, as the name of a shore fish.
- He gripped the gunnel as the small boat rocked in the wake.
- Water sloshed over the gunnel during the storm.
- She sat on the gunnel with her feet dangling over the side.
- A gunnel wriggled out from under the rocks at low tide.
- The dinghy's gunnel was scraped from years of use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUNNEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUNNEL
1 longer words begin with GUNNEL.
Shorter words from the letters in GUNNEL
Common questions about GUNNEL
- Is GUNNEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUNNEL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUNNEL worth?
- GUNNEL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUNNEL mean?
- The upper edge of the side of a boat or ship.
- What letters can be added to GUNNEL?
- GUNNEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GUNNEL:
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