Is GUMSHOE a word?
GUMSHOE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, GUMSHOE is a valid word.
What does gumshoe mean?
noun: someone who is a detective.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
GUMSHOE: word details
- Pronunciation: GUHM-shoo (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside gumshoe
Words you can make from the letters of gumshoe.
Solve a whole rack, not just GUMSHOE
GUMSHOE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does GUMSHOE mean?
GUMSHOE is a noun. It means: someone who is a detective.
Is GUMSHOE a valid word?
Yes, GUMSHOE is a valid word. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.