GENRO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GENRO 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 GENRO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENRO is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENRO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
genrosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GENRO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GENRO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about GENRO
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 GENRO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small group of senior Japanese statesmen who served as unofficial advisers to the emperor, especially during the Meiji era.
The genro held no formal constitutional office, yet their influence over choosing prime ministers and shaping major policy made them the most powerful figures in the government behind the throne. Membership in the genro was informal and limited to a handful of elder leaders who had helped build the modern Japanese state after 1868. As these founding statesmen died, the genro gradually faded and had disappeared as a working institution by the 1930s.
How GENRO is used
A historical term used mainly by historians writing about Meiji and early twentieth-century Japan.
- The genro quietly chose the next prime minister.
- Historians describe the genro as the true power behind the emperor.
- By the 1920s, only a few members of the genro remained alive.
- The young reformer resented the grip the genro held on policy.
- Textbooks explain how the genro shaped early modern Japan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENRO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GENRO
The 5 tiles of GENRO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with GENRO
1 longer words begin with GENRO.
Shorter words from the letters in GENRO
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Common questions about GENRO
- Is GENRO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENRO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENRO worth?
- GENRO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENRO mean?
- A small group of senior Japanese statesmen who served as unofficial advisers to the emperor, especially during the Meiji era.
- What letters can be added to GENRO?
- GENRO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GENRO:
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