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
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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