Words Containing GALIV

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing GALIV?

GALIVANTING is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GALIVANTED (15), GALIVANTS (13), GALIVANT (12).

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All Words Containing GALIV 4 words

How often does GALIV appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 4 words containing GALIV. Most are 8 letters long, they average 14 points and the best is GALIVANTING (16 points).

Total words: 4
Most common length: 8 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 14; out of 16 max
Longest word: GALIVANTING; 11 letters
Most common ending: D; 25% of words

Most common last letters

d 25%
g 25%
s 25%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing GALIV

g ₂a ₁l ₁i ₁v ₄a ₁n ₁t ₁i ₁n ₁g ₂

G 2 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + V 4 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 16 points

Double word: 32 pts
Triple word: 48 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

galivanting

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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