Is GOLDFINCH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GOLDFINCH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GOLDFINCH mean?
- noun
American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
- noun
small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
G (2) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) = 19 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 GOLDFINCH
GOLDFINCH 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 GOLDFINCH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- glochid14
- flinch14
- filch13
- finch13
- folding12
- holding12
- codling11
- lingcod11
- child11
- ching11
- ginch11
- gonch11
- coding10
- holing10
- infold10
- chino10
- choil10
- choli10
- folic10
- chid10
- fohn10
- codlin9
- locing9
- fling9
- flong9
- gonif9
- hongi9
- ohing9
- chin9
- chon9
- coif9
- fico9
- flic9
- floc9
- foci9
- inch9
- lich9
- loch9
- foh9
- doling8
- cling8
- coign8
- dolci8
- incog8
- logic8
- fido8
- find8
- flog8
- fold8
- fond8
- golf8
- hind8
- hold8
- hong8
- nigh8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- och8
- colin7
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