GURNARD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GURNARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GURNARD?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GURNARD is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GURNARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gurnardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GURNARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GURNARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does GURNARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bottom-dwelling sea fish with a bony, armoured head and finger-like fins used to feel along the seabed.
The gurnard is known for the odd way it walks over the sea floor on separate fin rays. Cooks value its firm white flesh, and the fish makes a grunting sound when landed, which gives it its name.
How GURNARD is used
Gurnard is the usual name in fishing and cookery, while the shorter spelling gurnet is the less common twin.
- The fishmonger had a red gurnard on ice beside the mackerel.
- A gurnard crept along the sand, probing for crabs with its fins.
- We baked a whole gurnard with lemon and thyme.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GURNARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GURNARD
1 longer words begin with GURNARD.
Shorter words from the letters in GURNARD
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Common questions about GURNARD
- Is GURNARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GURNARD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GURNARD worth?
- GURNARD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GURNARD mean?
- A bottom-dwelling sea fish with a bony, armoured head and finger-like fins used to feel along the seabed.
- What letters can be added to GURNARD?
- GURNARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GURNARD:
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