GRABEN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GRABEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRABEN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRABEN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRABEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grabensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRABEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRABEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does GRABEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A long block of the earth's crust that has dropped down between two parallel faults, forming a rift valley.
The word is German for ditch, and geologists use graben for the sunken strip between two fault lines. The Upper Rhine valley and parts of the East African Rift are well-known examples. A raised block on the opposite pattern is called a horst, and the two often appear side by side.
How GRABEN is used
Geological term, borrowed from German.
- The river runs along the floor of a wide graben.
- Faults on both sides mark the edge of the graben.
- A graben forms when the crust is pulled apart.
- Geologists mapped the graben from satellite images.
- The lake filled the deep graben over time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRABEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRABEN
The 6 tiles of GRABEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GRABEN
1 longer words begin with GRABEN.
Shorter words from the letters in GRABEN
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Common questions about GRABEN
- Is GRABEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRABEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRABEN worth?
- GRABEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRABEN mean?
- A long block of the earth's crust that has dropped down between two parallel faults, forming a rift valley.
- What letters can be added to GRABEN?
- GRABEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRABEN:
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