Possible Words From gherkin
By length, the words from GHERKIN split into 1 with 7 letters, 3 with 6, 14 with 5, 24 with 4, 32 with 3 and 10 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
7 Letter Words You Can Make with gherkin
1 word · top score 15 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
- gherkin15
6 Letter Words You Can Make with gherkin
3 words · top score 11
Among the 6-letter words made with GHERKIN letters, REKING leads with 11 points, then HINGER and NIGHER on 10.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with gherkin
14 words · top score 12 · everyday: REIGN, HINGE, HIKER
HIKER tops the 5-letter words in GHERKIN at 12 points; next come EKING and GRIKE on 10. REIGN and HINGE will look familiar.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with gherkin
24 words · top score 11 · everyday: KING, RING, HIRE
HIKE scores highest among the 4-letter words from GHERKIN at 11 points, ahead of GINK and KING on 9. RING, HIRE and KERN are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with gherkin
32 words · top score 10 · everyday: INK, HEN, RIG
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GHERKIN, KHI leads with 10 points, then KEG on 8 and EIK on 7. INK, HEN and RIG are the familiar ones.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with gherkin
10 words · top score 6 · everyday: IN, HE, HI
KI tops the 2-letter words made with GHERKIN letters at 6 points; next come EH and HE on 5. IN and HI will look familiar.
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GHERKIN With One Letter Changed
Trade one tile of GHERKIN for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- H J gives JERKING · unscramble jerking
- K R gives HERRING · unscramble herring
- K A gives HEARING · words from hearing
- G T gives THINKER · unscramble thinker
- E A gives HARKING · unscramble harking
- K I gives HEIRING · unscramble heiring
More 7-letter words: starting with GH · ending in IN · all 7-letter words
Definitions for the Top GHERKIN Plays
What GHERKIN means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- GHERKIN 15 · 16
- any of various small cucumbers pickled whole
- HIKER 12 · 11
- a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
- HIKE 11 · 10
- a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
- EKING 10 · 12
- to supplement with great effort
- HINGER 10 · 11
- one that hinges
- KHI 10 · 9
- the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
- NIGHER 10 · 11
- (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance
- GINK 9 · 11
- a fellow
Is GHERKIN Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
GHERKIN works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHERKIN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 84) | 63 | 84 | 62 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: REKING, GRIKE, KRENG, EHING, HING, NERK, REIK, RENK, RHINE, EIK, ERK, NEK and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NEG.
84 words come out when you unscramble GHERKIN, starting with GHERKIN itself: 15 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HIKER leads with 12 points. It has 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of GHERKIN at once for 65 in Scrabble (15 + 50) or 51 in Words With Friends (16 + 35).
Longer Words Built on GHERKIN
With one more tile, the letters of GHERKIN spell the words below.