GUNPAPER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GUNPAPER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUNPAPER?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUNPAPER is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUNPAPER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gunpapersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUNPAPER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GUNPAPER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUNPAPER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUNPAPER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Paper soaked in nitric acid so that it burns fiercely like an explosive.
Chemically, gunpaper is a close relative of guncotton, since both are cellulose treated with acid. It belongs to the early history of explosives and is rarely met outside that field.
How GUNPAPER is used
Used in the history of munitions and chemistry texts about nitrated cellulose.
- The chemist demonstrated how gunpaper flashes when lit.
- A sheet of gunpaper was handled only with great care.
- Early experiments with gunpaper showed that treated cellulose could replace black powder.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUNPAPER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUNPAPER
1 longer words begin with GUNPAPER.
Shorter words from the letters in GUNPAPER
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Common questions about GUNPAPER
- Is GUNPAPER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUNPAPER, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUNPAPER worth?
- GUNPAPER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUNPAPER mean?
- Paper soaked in nitric acid so that it burns fiercely like an explosive.
- What letters can be added to GUNPAPER?
- GUNPAPER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GUNPAPER:
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