GROWTH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GROWTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROWTH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROWTH is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROWTH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GROWTH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GROWTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about GROWTH
- GROWTH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GROWTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The process of becoming larger, more developed or greater in amount over time.
Growth covers living things getting bigger, as with a child or a tree, and also less physical increases, such as the growth of a business, a town or a person's confidence. It can name the result as well as the process: a growth on the skin is an abnormal mass of tissue, and a growth of weeds is a thick patch of plants. Wine makers also use it for a vineyard or its vintage, as in a fine growth.
How GROWTH is used
Common in everyday, scientific, medical and economic writing.
- The growth of the seedlings was slow in the cold spring.
- Economists expect steady growth over the next two years.
- A thick growth of ivy covered the old wall.
- The doctor wanted to examine a small growth on his arm.
- Reading widely led to real growth in her vocabulary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROWTH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GROWTH
8 longer words begin with GROWTH.
Shorter words from the letters in GROWTH
Common questions about GROWTH
- Is GROWTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROWTH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROWTH worth?
- GROWTH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROWTH mean?
- The process of becoming larger, more developed or greater in amount over time.
- What letters can be added to GROWTH?
- GROWTH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GROWTH:
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