GANGRENOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GANGRENOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GANGRENOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANGRENOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANGRENOUS
No single letter turns GANGRENOUS into another word.
How GANGRENOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GANGRENOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GANGRENOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GANGRENOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Affected by gangrene, meaning that body tissue has died through lack of blood or infection.
A gangrenous wound turns dark and may smell foul, and it often needs surgery. The word can also describe anything badly rotten, in a figurative sense.
How GANGRENOUS is used
Used in medical and historical contexts about wounds and limbs.
- The gangrenous toe had to be removed.
- Soldiers with a gangrenous wound faced grave danger.
- The surgeon cut away the gangrenous tissue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANGRENOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GANGRENOUS
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Common questions about GANGRENOUS
- Is GANGRENOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANGRENOUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANGRENOUS worth?
- GANGRENOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANGRENOUS mean?
- Affected by gangrene, meaning that body tissue has died through lack of blood or infection.
- What letters can be added to GANGRENOUS?
- No single letter can be added to GANGRENOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GANGRENOUS:
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