GENISTA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GENISTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENISTA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENISTA is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENISTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
genistasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GENISTA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GENISTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,122.
What stands out about GENISTA
- The same 7 tiles also spell 10 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 GENISTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A shrub of the broom family, typically with slender green stems and bright yellow flowers.
Gardeners value genista for its showy blooms on dry, sunny, poor soil where other shrubs struggle. The name is also the scientific genus covering many broom-like species across Europe and western Asia.
How GENISTA is used
Genista is mostly found in gardening catalogues and botanical writing.
- A golden genista covered the bank in early summer.
- The nursery sold several kinds of genista suitable for rock gardens.
- Bees were busy among the genista flowers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENISTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GENISTA
The 7 tiles of GENISTA in a different order — 10 found.
Words starting with GENISTA
1 longer words begin with GENISTA.
Shorter words from the letters in GENISTA
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Common questions about GENISTA
- Is GENISTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENISTA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENISTA worth?
- GENISTA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENISTA mean?
- A shrub of the broom family, typically with slender green stems and bright yellow flowers.
- What letters can be added to GENISTA?
- GENISTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GENISTA:
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