GYMKHANA is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. GYMKHANA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GYMKHANA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYMKHANA is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYMKHANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gymkhanasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GYMKHANA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GYMKHANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GYMKHANA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GYMKHANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
An event with races and games on horseback, often for children.
A gymkhana tests riding skill through contests such as barrel racing and bending between poles. The word came from India, where it first named a place for sports and exercise.
How GYMKHANA is used
Used mainly in Britain, India and Commonwealth countries.
- Our village holds a gymkhana every summer.
- She won a rosette at the pony gymkhana.
- The gymkhana ended with a relay race.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GYMKHANA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GYMKHANA
1 longer words begin with GYMKHANA.
Shorter words from the letters in GYMKHANA
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Common questions about GYMKHANA
- Is GYMKHANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GYMKHANA, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GYMKHANA worth?
- GYMKHANA is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GYMKHANA mean?
- An event with races and games on horseback, often for children.
- What letters can be added to GYMKHANA?
- GYMKHANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GYMKHANA:
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