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Is gnarly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gnarly is a Scrabble US word. The word gnarly is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is gnarly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gnarly is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

G2N1A1R1L1Y4

Is gnarly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gnarly is a Words With Friends word. The word gnarly is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

GNARLY,

5-letter words (5 found)

ANGRY,GLARY,GNARL,GYRAL,RANGY,

4-letter words (15 found)

AGLY,ARYL,GNAR,GRAN,GRAY,GYAL,GYAN,LANG,LARN,LYRA,NARY,RANG,RYAL,YANG,YARN,

3-letter words (17 found)

ANY,ARY,GAL,GAN,GAR,GAY,LAG,LAR,LAY,NAG,NAY,RAG,RAN,RAY,RYA,YAG,YAR,

2-letter words (9 found)

AG,AL,AN,AR,AY,LA,NA,NY,YA,

You can make 47 words from gnarly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gnarly

gnarly

Etymology

gnarl (“knot in wood”) +‎ -y. The slang senses were particularly popularized by US surf culture in the 1970s.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɑːli/
  • (General American) enPR: närʹli, IPA(key): /ˈnɑɹli/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)li

Adjective

gnarly (comparative gnarlier, superlative gnarliest)

  1. Having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled.
  2. (slang) Excellent; attractive.
  3. (slang, US) Dangerous; difficult.
  4. (slang, US) Unpleasant, awful, ugly.
    • 1981, Dan Jenkins, Baja Oklahoma, New York, N.Y.: Atheneum Books, ISBN 978-0-689-11173-0; reprinted New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, 1982, ISBN 978-0-671-45163-9, page 269:
      We're not talking about a lame chick and a gnarly guy. We're talking about a couple of far-out dudes.
    1. (slang, US) Of music or a sound: harsh.

Usage notes

Note the word’s contradictory senses of “good” and “bad”. Its meaning varies by community and context, and may be indicated by extra-verbal cues such as tone of voice. The sense of “good” is particularly associated with surf culture, to the point of being somewhat clichéd as in “gnarly wave, dude!”.

Synonyms

  • (gnarled): gnarled, knobbly, knobby
  • (slang: excellent; attractive): cool
  • (slang, US: unpleasant, awful): awful, dreadful, nasty
  • (slang, US: harsh (of music or sound)): discordant

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Source: wiktionary.org