AGGRANDIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. AGGRANDIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGGRANDIZE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGGRANDIZE is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGGRANDIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGGRANDIZE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AGGRANDIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AGGRANDIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AGGRANDIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To increase the power, status or reputation of someone, often beyond what is deserved.
To aggrandize is to make something or someone look bigger than it really is. It often carries a hint of criticism, as when a politician aggrandizes himself with grand titles or inflated claims.
How AGGRANDIZE is used
Aggrandize is common in formal writing and often takes a reflexive object, such as aggrandize oneself.
- The king sought to aggrandize his family through well-planned marriages.
- He used the speech to aggrandize his own role in the victory.
- Critics said the memoir did little but aggrandize its author.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGGRANDIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AGGRANDIZE
6 longer words begin with AGGRANDIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in AGGRANDIZE
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Common questions about AGGRANDIZE
- Is AGGRANDIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGGRANDIZE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGGRANDIZE worth?
- AGGRANDIZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGGRANDIZE mean?
- To increase the power, status or reputation of someone, often beyond what is deserved.
- What letters can be added to AGGRANDIZE?
- AGGRANDIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AGGRANDIZE:
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