GENIUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GENIUS 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 GENIUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENIUS is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENIUS
No single letter turns GENIUS into another word.
How GENIUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GENIUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does GENIUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Exceptional natural ability, especially outstanding intellectual power or creative talent.
A genius is often measured less by knowledge learned than by the ease with which new ideas or solutions appear, so the word covers scientists, artists and inventors alike. English borrowed genius from Latin, where it first named a guardian spirit thought to watch over a person from birth, and the older sense of an attendant spirit still turns up in older writing. The modern sense narrowed to describe rare human ability only after the word had circulated for centuries, which is why genius can still sound almost mystical when applied to a person.
How GENIUS is used
Used both as a serious compliment about outstanding ability and, informally, as a light joke about an ordinary clever idea.
- Everyone in the lab agreed that her solution showed real genius.
- He is often called a genius, though he shrugs off the label.
- Naming the file by date was pure genius on your part.
- The museum traces the genius of the young composer through his early notebooks.
- Some call it genius; others just call it stubborn persistence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENIUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GENIUS
1 longer words begin with GENIUS.
Shorter words from the letters in GENIUS
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Common questions about GENIUS
- Is GENIUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENIUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENIUS worth?
- GENIUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENIUS mean?
- Exceptional natural ability, especially outstanding intellectual power or creative talent.
- What letters can be added to GENIUS?
- No single letter can be added to GENIUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GENIUS:
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