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Gopher

g 2o 1p 3h 4e 1r 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 6 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does gopher mean?

noun

  1. a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)

    Synonymsgoffer

  2. a native or resident of Minnesota

    Synonymsminnesotan

  3. any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops

    Synonymsground squirrelspermophile

  4. burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America

    Synonymspocket gopherpouched rat

  5. burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America

    Synonymsgopher tortoisegopher turtlegopherus polypemus

Is GOPHER a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is GOPHER worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
g 2o 1p 3h 4e 1r 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
g 3o 1p 4h 3e 1r 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
g 3o 1p 4h 4e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
g 4o 1p 3h 3e 1r 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GOPHER

Hooks for GOPHER

Add one letter to the front or back of GOPHER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

gophers

Words that end like GOPHER

Common words that share the ending -OPHER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

philosopher
All words ending in -OPHER

Gopher: quick answers

Is GOPHER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GOPHER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GOPHER worth?
GOPHER scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does gopher mean?
As a noun, gopher means “a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GOPHER?
You can make 56 shorter words from GOPHER, such as EPHOR, HOPER, PEGH, HOPE. See the full list.