Is GORILLAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GORILLAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GORILLAS mean?
Gorillas is a form of GORILLA.
- noun
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
G (2) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 9 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 GORILLAS
GORILLAS 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 GORILLAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- girasol8
- glorias8
- gorilla8
- algors7
- argils7
- argols7
- glairs7
- gloria7
- gorals7
- grails7
- grills7
- largos7
- sailor6
- agios6
- agros6
- algor6
- argil6
- argol6
- galls6
- gaols6
- gills6
- girls6
- giros6
- glair6
- glial6
- glias6
- goals6
- goral6
- grail6
- grill6
- largo6
- logia6
- ragis6
- sargo6
- sigla6
- arils5
- lairs5
- laris5
- liars5
- lilos5
- liras5
- loral5
- loris5
- ollas5
- orals5
- rails5
- rials5
- rills5
- roils5
- rolls5
- salol5
- solar5
- agio5
- agro5
- gall5
- gals5
- gaol5
- gars5
- gill5
- girl5
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