Is GANGSTERISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GANGSTERISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 16 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.
Definition
Looking for what Gangsterish means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of GangsterishHooks for GANGSTERISH
GANGSTERISH 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 GANGSTERISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gatherings15
- gathering14
- shaggiest14
- garnishes13
- hangriest13
- ingathers13
- rightness13
- shearings13
- haggises13
- shaggers13
- shaggier13
- starshine12
- tarnishes12
- earthing12
- gahnites12
- hearings12
- hearsing12
- hearting12
- heatings12
- ingather12
- resights12
- sharting12
- shearing12
- sighters12
- stashing12
- stengahs12
- trashing12
- gashing12
- shagger12
- gangsters11
- restaging11
- snaggiest11
- anthesis11
- hairnets11
- inearths11
- shanties11
- sheitans11
- sthenias11
- therians11
- gahnite11
- garnish11
- gashest11
- gathers11
- geishas11
- girshes11
- gnashes11
- hangers11
- hasting11
- hearing11
- heating11
- hegaris11
- hegiras11
- hingers11
- nighest11
- rehangs11
- resight11
- sashing11
- sharing11
- sighers11
- sighter11
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