GYRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GYRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GYRATE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYRATE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYRATE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GYRATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GYRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does GYRATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move in a circle or spiral, or to dance with whirling, swaying movements.
To gyrate is to turn round a fixed point or axis, as a top does or as a tornado does when it spins across a field. People use it too for energetic dancing, often with a slightly mocking tone when hips or shoulders swing wildly. The word comes from the Greek and Latin root for a ring or circle, the same root as gyroscope. As an adjective, it describes something coiled or curved into a circle.
How GYRATE is used
Used for physical rotation and, humorously, for lively dancing.
- The leaves began to gyrate in the wind.
- Dancers gyrate on the stage to the pounding drums.
- The planet appears to gyrate slowly around its axis.
- He watched the toy top gyrate and wobble.
- Gulls gyrate over the harbour when fish scraps are thrown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GYRATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GYRATE
2 longer words begin with GYRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in GYRATE
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Common questions about GYRATE
- Is GYRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GYRATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GYRATE worth?
- GYRATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GYRATE mean?
- To move in a circle or spiral, or to dance with whirling, swaying movements.
- What letters can be added to GYRATE?
- GYRATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GYRATE:
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