The word gaw is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • gaw v. (Obsolete) to stare or gape.
  • gaw interj. An expletive, expressing disbelief, horror, or disdain.
  • Gaw prop.n. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

13 valid words from 3 definitions

AN DISBELIEF DISDAIN EXPLETIVE EXPRESSING FROM GAPE HORROR OBSOLETE OR STARE SURNAME TO

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

GAELIC SCOTTISH

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word.)

AW

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AG WAG

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

WAG

30 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

CAW DAW FAW GAB GAD GAE GAG GAK GAL GAM GAN GAP GAR GAS GAT GAU GAY HAW JAW KAW LAW MAW NAW PAW RAW SAW TAW VAW WAW YAW

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

AW

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

GNAW

39 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

GAWD GAWK GAWP GAWS GAWCY GAWDS GAWKS GAWKY GAWPS GAWSY GAWKED GAWKER GAWPED GAWPER GAWPUS GAWSIE GAWCIER GAWKERS GAWKIER GAWKIES GAWKILY GAWKING GAWKISH GAWMOGE GAWPERS GAWPING GAWSIER GAWCIEST GAWKIEST GAWMOGES GAWPUSES GAWSIEST GAWKIHOOD GAWKINESS GAWKISHLY GAWKIHOODS GAWKINESSES GAWKISHNESS GAWKISHNESSES

12 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

MIGAWD GEEGAWS GEWGAWS GEWGAWED GIGAWATT MEGAWATT GIGAWATTS MEGAWATTS MULTIMEGAWATT TURANGAWAEWAE MULTIMEGAWATTS TURANGAWAEWAES

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

GEEGAW GEWGAW

9 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+D GAWD
+E WAGE
+K GAWK
+N GNAW WANG
+P GAWP
+S GAWS SWAG WAGS

2 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-G AW
-W AG

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 27.2 chance (3.68%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 85.6 chance (1.17%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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