Is GUDGEONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GUDGEONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GUDGEONS mean?
Gudgeons is a form of GUDGEON.
- noun
small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
- noun
small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + U (1) + D (2) + G (2) + E (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 11 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 GUDGEONS
GUDGEONS 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 GUDGEONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dugongs10
- gudgeon10
- gundogs10
- snogged10
- snugged10
- dugong9
- gonged9
- gouged9
- gundog9
- gunged9
- nogged9
- sogged9
- gouges8
- gunges8
- nudges8
- sundog8
- undoes7
- doges7
- dongs7
- dungs7
- gongs7
- gouge7
- gudes7
- gunge7
- noggs7
- nudge7
- douse6
- dunes6
- genus6
- negus6
- nodes6
- nodus6
- nosed6
- nudes6
- segno6
- sonde6
- sound6
- udons6
- undos6
- doge6
- dogs6
- dong6
- dugs6
- dung6
- eggs6
- geds6
- gods6
- gong6
- gude6
- nogg6
- dens5
- does5
- done5
- dons5
- dose5
- dues5
- dune5
- duns5
- duos5
- egos5
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