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Gorilla

g 2o 1r 1i 1l 1l 1a 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Common

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

What does gorilla mean?

noun

  1. largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

    Synonymsgorilla gorilla

Is GORILLA 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 GORILLA worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
g 2o 1r 1i 1l 1l 1a 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
g 3o 1r 1i 1l 2l 2a 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
g 3o 1r 1i 1l 1l 1a 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
g 4o 1r 1i 1l 2l 2a 1

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

Words from the letters in GORILLA

Hooks for GORILLA

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

gorillas

Words that end like GORILLA

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

vanillaflotillatortillavilla
All words ending in -ILLA

Gorilla: quick answers

Is GORILLA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GORILLA is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GORILLA worth?
GORILLA scores 8 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does gorilla mean?
As a noun, gorilla means “largest anthropoid ape”.
What words can you make with the letters in GORILLA?
You can make 79 shorter words from GORILLA, such as GLORIA, GOLLAR, RIGOLL, ALGOR. See the full list.