GYNAECOMAST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. GYNAECOMAST 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GYNAECOMAST?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYNAECOMAST is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYNAECOMAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GYNAECOMAST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GYNAECOMAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GYNAECOMAST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with GYNAECOMAST
5 longer words begin with GYNAECOMAST.
Shorter words from the letters in GYNAECOMAST
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Common questions about GYNAECOMAST
- Is GYNAECOMAST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GYNAECOMAST is not in it.
- How many points is GYNAECOMAST worth?
- GYNAECOMAST is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GYNAECOMAST?
- GYNAECOMAST takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GYNAECOMAST:
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