GERANIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GERANIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GERANIUM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GERANIUM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GERANIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
geraniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GERANIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GERANIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GERANIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GERANIUM
- All 8 letters of GERANIUM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GERANIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A garden plant with rounded leaves and clusters of pink, red or white flowers.
Strictly, a geranium is a hardy plant of the cranesbill genus, but many gardeners use the word for the bright potted pelargoniums that fill window boxes. A geranium is easy to grow and flowers through much of the summer.
How GERANIUM is used
Geranium is both a botanical genus name and the everyday name of a popular pot plant.
- A red geranium bloomed on the kitchen windowsill.
- She cut a geranium cutting and planted it in a pot.
- The scent of a crushed geranium leaf is sharp and sweet.
- He watered the geranium every morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GERANIUM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GERANIUM
The 8 tiles of GERANIUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GERANIUM
1 longer words begin with GERANIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in GERANIUM
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Common questions about GERANIUM
- Is GERANIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GERANIUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GERANIUM worth?
- GERANIUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GERANIUM mean?
- A garden plant with rounded leaves and clusters of pink, red or white flowers.
- What letters can be added to GERANIUM?
- GERANIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GERANIUM:
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