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GAROTTE

7 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What GAROTTE Means

  1. noun: an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
  2. verb: strangle with an iron collar“people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

GAROTTE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 A1 R1 O1 T1 T1 E1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 58 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.