GESNERIAD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GESNERIAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GESNERIAD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GESNERIAD is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GESNERIAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gesneriadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GESNERIAD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GESNERIAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GESNERIAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GESNERIAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A flowering plant of a mainly tropical family that includes African violets and gloxinias.
Gardeners meet a gesneriad most often as a houseplant, and the family name is Gesneriaceae. Many have fuzzy leaves and bright tubular flowers, and some grow on trees as epiphytes.
How GESNERIAD is used
Used by plant growers and botanists for members of this family.
- The African violet is the best-known gesneriad on windowsills.
- Every gesneriad in her collection preferred bright, indirect light.
- He joined a society for growers of the gesneriad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GESNERIAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GESNERIAD
1 longer words begin with GESNERIAD.
Shorter words from the letters in GESNERIAD
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Common questions about GESNERIAD
- Is GESNERIAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GESNERIAD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GESNERIAD worth?
- GESNERIAD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GESNERIAD mean?
- A flowering plant of a mainly tropical family that includes African violets and gloxinias.
- What letters can be added to GESNERIAD?
- GESNERIAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GESNERIAD:
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