google G₂O₁O₁G₂L₁E₁

The spelling is familiar from internet searches, but the dictionary entry also has a cricket use. Collins and NWL2023 accept google as a playable word. Its two G tiles are worth 2 points each, which lifts the total to 8, and the closest changes are GOGGLE and GOOGLY.

Google at a glance

• Google is a six-letter word accepted in Collins and NWL2023.
• Its Scrabble face value is 8 points, before any board bonuses.
• There are no anagrams, despite the two G tiles and two O tiles.
• GOGGLE and GOOGLY are its two one-letter neighbours.
• SINGLE, GIGGLE, and JUNGLE are among its 12 listed rhymes.

What does Google mean?

Google can mean an internet search, or a match returned by a query on the Google search engine. In those senses, it names either the act of searching or one result. The entry also records a less familiar cricket meaning: to bowl a googly, a delivery that spins from off to leg.

The cricket sense gives google a second life beyond technology: it can describe the act of delivering that ball. For word games, the important distinction is that the playable entry is the lowercase common word, not a claim that every proper name is accepted. Check your game's word list if it uses a different dictionary.

What score does Google make, and what resembles it?

Google scores 8 points from its tiles: each G is worth 2, while each O, L, and E is worth 1. The duplicate letters are a small scoring trap: count both G tiles, but do not count either O as a premium-value letter. A letter or word bonus square changes the turn total.

GOGGLE and GOOGLY each differ from google by one letter, making them more practical board connections than an anagram. The word also rhymes with SINGLE, STRUGGLE, ANGLE, and EAGLE. Google has no anagrams, so rearranging its six tiles will not produce another entry in this word list.