Is GAUCHO a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — GAUCHO is a valid Scrabble word worth 12 points.
GAUCHO appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
GAUCHO — Definition
a cowboy of the South American pampas
Part of speech: a noun · Inflections: GAUCHOS
GAUCHO — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
GAUCHO is worth 12 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| G | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| U | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | ||
GAUCHO in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how GAUCHO fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | GAUCHO valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | Yes |
| FISE | Spanish | Yes |
| Zingarelli | Italian | Yes |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | Yes |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | Yes |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GAUCHO a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GAUCHO is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 12 Scrabble points.
What does GAUCHO mean in Scrabble?
GAUCHO is a noun as: a cowboy of the South American pampas.
How many points is GAUCHO worth in Scrabble?
GAUCHO is worth 12points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: H=4, C=3, G=2, A=1, O=1, U=1.
Is GAUCHO a valid word in other languages?
Yes — besides English, GAUCHO is also a valid word in French (ODS9), Spanish (FISE), Italian (Zingarelli), Dutch (OpenTaal) and Portuguese (wordIzy word list).