GRADIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GRADIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRADIN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRADIN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRADIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRADIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRADIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,066.
What does GRADIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A raised step, ledge, or tier, especially one behind or beside an altar, or one of a series of stepped seats in an amphitheater or lecture hall.
In church architecture, a gradin is the narrow raised shelf set behind an altar, traditionally used to hold candlesticks, a cross, or small statues above the altar's main surface. The same word describes the stepped rows of stone seating that rise in tiers around an ancient amphitheater or a modern lecture hall, each gradin forming one level for spectators or students. The word is also spelled gradine in some older architectural writing, both forms tracing back to the Latin gradus, meaning step. Architects and art historians use the term mainly when describing older or ceremonial buildings rather than ordinary modern construction.
How GRADIN is used
A specialized architectural term, used mainly by historians and architects describing altars, amphitheaters, and stepped seating.
- Candlesticks stood along the gradin behind the altar.
- Visitors climbed to the topmost gradin of the ancient amphitheater.
- The restored chapel's gradin now holds a small carved cross.
- Archaeologists mapped each gradin of the ruined theater.
- The lecture hall's gradins rose steeply toward the back wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRADIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRADIN
The 6 tiles of GRADIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GRADIN
7 longer words begin with GRADIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GRADIN
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Common questions about GRADIN
- Is GRADIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRADIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRADIN worth?
- GRADIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRADIN mean?
- A raised step, ledge, or tier, especially one behind or beside an altar, or one of a series of stepped seats in an amphitheater or lecture hall.
- What letters can be added to GRADIN?
- GRADIN takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRADIN:
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