GANYMEDE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GANYMEDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GANYMEDE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANYMEDE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANYMEDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ganymedesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANYMEDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GANYMEDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GANYMEDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GANYMEDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A young male cupbearer, named after the beautiful Trojan youth who served wine to the gods.
In Greek myth Zeus carried Ganymede off to Olympus to pour for the gods, and the name became a literary label for a handsome wine server. It is also the name of the largest moon of Jupiter.
How GANYMEDE is used
Literary and mythological; usually capitalised when naming the figure or the moon.
- The painter showed a ganymede holding a golden cup.
- The poet teased the young waiter as a modern ganymede.
- A ganymede filled the goblets of the banquet guests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANYMEDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GANYMEDE
The 8 tiles of GANYMEDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GANYMEDE
1 longer words begin with GANYMEDE.
Shorter words from the letters in GANYMEDE
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Common questions about GANYMEDE
- Is GANYMEDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANYMEDE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANYMEDE worth?
- GANYMEDE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANYMEDE mean?
- A young male cupbearer, named after the beautiful Trojan youth who served wine to the gods.
- What letters can be added to GANYMEDE?
- GANYMEDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GANYMEDE:
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