GRAMPY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GRAMPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRAMPY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRAMPY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAMPY
No single letter turns GRAMPY into another word.
How GRAMPY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRAMPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about GRAMPY
- GRAMPY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRAMPY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
An affectionate name for a grandfather.
Children use grampy at home to address or talk about their mother's or father's father. It sounds warmer than the formal word grandfather.
How GRAMPY is used
Informal family term, mostly in North America.
- Grampy taught me to fish when I was six.
- We visit grampy every Sunday afternoon.
- She baked a cake for grampy's birthday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRAMPY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAMPY
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Common questions about GRAMPY
- Is GRAMPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAMPY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAMPY worth?
- GRAMPY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRAMPY mean?
- An affectionate name for a grandfather.
- What letters can be added to GRAMPY?
- No single letter can be added to GRAMPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRAMPY:
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