GUNPOWDER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GUNPOWDER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUNPOWDER?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUNPOWDER is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUNPOWDER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUNPOWDER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GUNPOWDER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUNPOWDER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GUNPOWDER
- All 9 letters of GUNPOWDER are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GUNPOWDER mean in Scrabble?
noun
An explosive powder made from saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal.
Gunpowder changed warfare when it reached Europe from China, and it still fills fireworks and fuses. The name also belongs to a green Chinese tea whose leaves are rolled into small pellets.
How GUNPOWDER is used
The word gunpowder appears in history, in fireworks and on tea packets.
- The cellar was packed with barrels of gunpowder.
- Gunpowder was invented in China long before it reached Europe.
- The air smelled of gunpowder after the fireworks.
- She poured a cup of gunpowder tea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUNPOWDER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUNPOWDER
4 longer words begin with GUNPOWDER.
Shorter words from the letters in GUNPOWDER
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Common questions about GUNPOWDER
- Is GUNPOWDER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUNPOWDER, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUNPOWDER worth?
- GUNPOWDER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUNPOWDER mean?
- An explosive powder made from saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal.
- What letters can be added to GUNPOWDER?
- GUNPOWDER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GUNPOWDER:
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