GURNET is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GURNET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GURNET?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GURNET is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GURNET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gurnetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GURNET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GURNET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about GURNET
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GURNET mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareregional
A marine fish with a large, bony-plated, angular head; another name for the gurnard.
A gurnet has stiff, armour-like plates covering its head and often makes a croaking or grunting sound when it is pulled from the water, a trait that gave the wider gurnard family its name. Fishermen along parts of the English and American coasts used gurnet as an everyday alternative to gurnard, and the word survives today mainly in older writing and regional speech. Like other members of the family, it is a bottom-dwelling fish, valued as food in some regions despite its unusual appearance.
How GURNET is used
A regional and somewhat old-fashioned name for the gurnard, met mainly in older writing and traditional fishing communities.
- The trawler brought in a mix of cod and gurnet.
- Old fishing guides list the gurnet among the region's edible catch.
- A gurnet's bony head makes it easy to identify on the dock.
- She fried the gurnet whole, as the recipe instructed.
- Local fishermen still call the fish gurnet rather than gurnard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GURNET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GURNET
The 6 tiles of GURNET in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GURNET
1 longer words begin with GURNET.
Shorter words from the letters in GURNET
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Common questions about GURNET
- Is GURNET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GURNET, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GURNET worth?
- GURNET is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GURNET mean?
- A marine fish with a large, bony-plated, angular head; another name for the gurnard.
- What letters can be added to GURNET?
- GURNET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GURNET:
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