GYALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. GYALS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
g2y4a1l1s1
Depends on the listGYALS · 5 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 87,138odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept GYALS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.4%
Our own measure of how useful GYALS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYALS
No single letter turns GYALS into another word.
How GYALS scores
Scrabble g2y4a1l1s1 9
Words with Friends g3y3a1l2s1 10
Face value of the 5 tiles in GYALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
Shorter words from the letters in GYALS
agly8 gays8 gyal8 sagy8 yags8 lays7 slay7 gals5 lags5 slag5 gay7 yag7 ays6 lay6 say6 sly6 yas6 ags4 gal4 gas4 lag4 sag4 als3 las3 sal3 ay5 ya5 ag3 al2 as2 la2
Common questions about GYALS
- Is GYALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GYALS is not in it.
- How many points is GYALS worth?
- GYALS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GYALS?
- No single letter can be added to GYALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GYALS:
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