GADROON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GADROON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GADROON?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GADROON is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GADROON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gadroonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GADROON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GADROON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,042.
What does GADROON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A decorative edging of repeated rounded ridges or flutes, found on silverware, furniture and plasterwork.
Silversmiths of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries often finished a bowl rim with a gadroon to catch the light. The same pattern, carved or moulded, can run around a table edge or a picture frame.
How GADROON is used
Gadroon appears in descriptions of silver, antique furniture and architecture.
- A deep gadroon ran around the rim of the silver bowl.
- The table had a carved gadroon along its edge.
- Collectors can date the teapot by the style of its gadroon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GADROON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GADROON
The 7 tiles of GADROON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GADROON
4 longer words begin with GADROON.
Shorter words from the letters in GADROON
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Common questions about GADROON
- Is GADROON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GADROON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GADROON worth?
- GADROON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GADROON mean?
- A decorative edging of repeated rounded ridges or flutes, found on silverware, furniture and plasterwork.
- What letters can be added to GADROON?
- GADROON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GADROON:
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