GENERAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GENERAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENERAL?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENERAL is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENERAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GENERAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GENERAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,381.
What stands out about GENERAL
- The same 7 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 GENERAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A military officer of very high rank who commands a large force.
The rank of general sits near the top of the army ladder, above colonels and below only the very highest ranks. The same spelling also works as an adjective meaning widespread or not specific, which is the sense most people meet daily.
How GENERAL is used
As a noun, general names a rank or a person holding it, and it is capitalised when attached to a name.
- The general addressed the troops before the march began.
- Every general in the room studied the map of the valley.
- She was promoted to general after thirty years of service.
- The retired general wrote a memoir about the campaign.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENERAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GENERAL
The 7 tiles of GENERAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GENERAL
Showing 24 of 41 words that begin with GENERAL.
Shorter words from the letters in GENERAL
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Common questions about GENERAL
- Is GENERAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENERAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENERAL worth?
- GENERAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENERAL mean?
- A military officer of very high rank who commands a large force.
- What letters can be added to GENERAL?
- GENERAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GENERAL:
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