Is GALLOPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GALLOPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GALLOPS mean?
Gallops 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
10
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 10 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 GALLOPS
GALLOPS 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 GALLOPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gallop9
- galops9
- galop8
- glops8
- opals7
- palls7
- polls7
- spall7
- gaps7
- gasp7
- glop7
- galls6
- gaols6
- goals6
- alps6
- apos6
- laps6
- lops6
- opal6
- opas6
- pall6
- pals6
- poll6
- pols6
- salp6
- slap6
- slop6
- soap6
- gap6
- ollas5
- salol5
- gall5
- gals5
- gaol5
- goal5
- goas5
- lags5
- logs5
- sago5
- slag5
- slog5
- alp5
- apo5
- asp5
- lap5
- lop5
- opa5
- ops5
- pal5
- pas5
- pol5
- pos5
- sap5
- sop5
- spa5
- alls4
- also4
- olla4
- sall4
- sola4
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