GURNEY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GURNEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GURNEY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GURNEY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GURNEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gurneysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GURNEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GURNEY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does GURNEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A wheeled stretcher used to move patients in a hospital or ambulance.
A gurney is a padded bed on wheels, usually with a frame that folds or adjusts, so that paramedics and nurses can lift and roll a patient without moving them by hand. It is the standard sight in emergency rooms, corridors and ambulances. The word is American in origin and appears widely in films and news reports. It is said to come from the surname of an inventor of such a cart.
How GURNEY is used
Mainly North American; British speakers more often say trolley.
- Paramedics wheeled the gurney through the doors.
- The patient lay still on the gurney under a white sheet.
- A nurse pushed an empty gurney down the corridor.
- They strapped him to the gurney and loaded it into the ambulance.
- The gurney rattled over the uneven floor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GURNEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GURNEY
1 longer words begin with GURNEY.
Shorter words from the letters in GURNEY
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Common questions about GURNEY
- Is GURNEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GURNEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GURNEY worth?
- GURNEY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GURNEY mean?
- A wheeled stretcher used to move patients in a hospital or ambulance.
- What letters can be added to GURNEY?
- GURNEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GURNEY:
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