GENIE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GENIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENIE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENIE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
geniesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GENIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GENIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,041.
What does GENIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A spirit in Arabic and Islamic folklore, often depicted as capable of taking human or animal form and granting wishes to whoever controls it.
Traditional stories describe the genie, or jinn, as a being made of smokeless fire that can be bound to an object such as a lamp or ring and forced to serve whoever holds it. Western retellings, most famously in the Aladdin story, popularized the image of a genie granting three wishes before returning to captivity. The word entered English through French from Arabic jinni, and it is used today both in folklore studies and in everyday storytelling.
How GENIE is used
Common in fairy tales and popular culture; the more scholarly Arabic term is jinn.
- The boy rubbed the lamp and a genie appeared in a swirl of smoke.
- In the story, the genie granted the fisherman three wishes.
- Cartoons often show a genie living inside a bottle.
- She joked that she wished for a genie to do her chores.
- The old tale warned that wishes from a genie always came with a price.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GENIE
The 5 tiles of GENIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GENIE
1 longer words begin with GENIE.
Words with GENIE inside
Showing 24 of 47 words that contain GENIE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GENIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GENIE
Common questions about GENIE
- Is GENIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENIE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENIE worth?
- GENIE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENIE mean?
- A spirit in Arabic and Islamic folklore, often depicted as capable of taking human or animal form and granting wishes to whoever controls it.
- What letters can be added to GENIE?
- GENIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GENIE:
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