Is GALLOPED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GALLOPED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GALLOPED mean?
Galloped is a form of GALLOP.
- verb
ride at a galloping pace
“He was galloping down the road”
- verb
go at galloping speed
“The horse was galloping along”
- noun
a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
- verb
cause to move at full gallop
“Did you gallop the horse just now?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
G (2) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for GALLOPED
GALLOPED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from GALLOPED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- galoped11
- lapdog10
- gallop9
- palled9
- pedalo9
- polled9
- gaped9
- paged9
- pagod9
- galled8
- gaoled8
- goaled8
- galop8
- loped8
- padle8
- paled8
- pedal8
- plage8
- plead8
- poled8
- galed7
- glade7
- lapel7
- lodge7
- ogled7
- paleo7
- aped7
- apod7
- dopa7
- dope7
- gape7
- glop7
- oped7
- page7
- peag7
- pled7
- plod7
- aldol6
- allod6
- ladle6
- legal6
- aged6
- doge6
- egad6
- gaed6
- geld6
- glad6
- gled6
- goad6
- gold6
- leap6
- lope6
- opal6
- pale6
- pall6
- peal6
- plea6
- pole6
- poll6
- dap6
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