GYRATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GYRATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GYRATORY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYRATORY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYRATORY
No single letter turns GYRATORY into another word.
How GYRATORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GYRATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GYRATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GYRATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Moving in a circle or spiral.
Engineers describe a gyratory motion when a part whirls around an axis, as in some crushers. In British road signs, a gyratory is also a large roundabout system.
How GYRATORY is used
Used in engineering and traffic descriptions.
- The machine has a gyratory crusher for breaking rock.
- A gyratory movement shook the whole frame.
- Drivers dislike the confusing gyratory at the town entrance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GYRATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GYRATORY
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Common questions about GYRATORY
- Is GYRATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GYRATORY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GYRATORY worth?
- GYRATORY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GYRATORY mean?
- Moving in a circle or spiral.
- What letters can be added to GYRATORY?
- No single letter can be added to GYRATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GYRATORY:
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