GARDENIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GARDENIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GARDENIA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARDENIA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARDENIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gardeniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARDENIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GARDENIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GARDENIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GARDENIA
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GARDENIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tropical or subtropical shrub grown for its glossy leaves and large, waxy, strongly scented white flowers.
Gardenias are prized for perfume, and their blooms are worn as corsages and added to scented products. Growers find the plant fussy, since it sulks in dry air or chalky soil and drops its buds if moved.
How GARDENIA is used
Gardenia names both the plant and its flower, and also appears as a perfume note and a girl's name.
- The scent of gardenia drifted across the veranda.
- She pinned a single gardenia to her dress.
- Our gardenia dropped its buds when we moved it indoors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARDENIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GARDENIA
The 8 tiles of GARDENIA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GARDENIA
1 longer words begin with GARDENIA.
Shorter words from the letters in GARDENIA
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Common questions about GARDENIA
- Is GARDENIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARDENIA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARDENIA worth?
- GARDENIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARDENIA mean?
- A tropical or subtropical shrub grown for its glossy leaves and large, waxy, strongly scented white flowers.
- What letters can be added to GARDENIA?
- GARDENIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GARDENIA:
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