GENIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GENIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENIAL is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENIAL
No single letter turns GENIAL into another word.
How GENIAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GENIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What stands out about GENIAL
- The same 6 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 GENIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Friendly, warm, and cheerful in manner, and easy to get along with.
A genial person puts others at ease through a relaxed, good-humored warmth rather than mere politeness, making conversation and company feel pleasant. The word can also describe a mild, agreeable climate or setting, as in a genial afternoon in early autumn, extending the sense of warmth from people to atmosphere. It comes from the same root as genius, originally tied to a person's inborn nature before it settled into today's meaning of pleasant friendliness.
How GENIAL is used
Common descriptive adjective, applied to people, manners, and sometimes to mild weather or surroundings.
- The genial host welcomed every guest with a warm smile.
- Their genial neighbor always stopped to chat over the fence.
- A genial mood settled over the room after dinner.
- The professor was known for his genial, approachable manner.
- They enjoyed a genial afternoon walking through the park.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENIAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GENIAL
The 6 tiles of GENIAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GENIAL
13 longer words begin with GENIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in GENIAL
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Common questions about GENIAL
- Is GENIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENIAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENIAL worth?
- GENIAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENIAL mean?
- Friendly, warm, and cheerful in manner, and easy to get along with.
- What letters can be added to GENIAL?
- No single letter can be added to GENIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GENIAL:
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