/ɡɛt/
verbnoun

Is GET a Scrabble word?

Yes. GET is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning To obtain; to acquire.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To obtain; to acquire.

    “I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.”

  2. To receive.

    “I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.”

  3. To have. See usage notes.

    “I've got a concert ticket for you.”

  4. To fetch, bring, take.

    “Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?”

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Offspring, especially illegitimate.

  2. Lineage.

  3. A difficult return or block of a shot.

  4. Something gotten, something gained or won; an acquisition.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: get via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English geten, from Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną (“to find; to acquire, attain, get, hold, receive”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to find; to hold; to seize; to take”).

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GET at a glance

GET has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (G 2 + E 1 + T 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #60 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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