GARNITURE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GARNITURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GARNITURE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARNITURE is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARNITURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
garnituresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARNITURE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GARNITURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GARNITURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GARNITURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Decoration or trimming added to something to make it look finer.
Garniture covers whatever dresses up a dish, a garment or a room. In cooking it is the extra touch around the main food. A garniture can also be a matching set of ornaments, such as vases on a mantel.
How GARNITURE is used
Used in cookery, fashion and decoration for ornament or a matched decorative set.
- The plate came with a garniture of fresh herbs.
- A silver garniture decorated the mantelpiece.
- The dress was plain, with only a little lace garniture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARNITURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GARNITURE
1 longer words begin with GARNITURE.
Shorter words from the letters in GARNITURE
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Common questions about GARNITURE
- Is GARNITURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARNITURE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARNITURE worth?
- GARNITURE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARNITURE mean?
- Decoration or trimming added to something to make it look finer.
- What letters can be added to GARNITURE?
- GARNITURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GARNITURE:
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