GRANDAD is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GRANDAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANDAD?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANDAD is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANDAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grandadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRANDAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRANDAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does GRANDAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A grandfather, the father of one's mother or father.
Grandad is the warm, everyday way to say grandfather, often used as a name when speaking to him directly. In clothing, a grandad collar or shirt has a narrow upright band and no turned-down points.
How GRANDAD is used
Grandad is informal and especially common in British English.
- My grandad taught me to fish on the canal.
- Grandad, can you tell us the story again?
- She wore a striped grandad shirt with the top button open.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANDAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRANDAD
The 7 tiles of GRANDAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GRANDAD
3 longer words begin with GRANDAD.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANDAD
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Common questions about GRANDAD
- Is GRANDAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANDAD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANDAD worth?
- GRANDAD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANDAD mean?
- A grandfather, the father of one's mother or father.
- What letters can be added to GRANDAD?
- GRANDAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRANDAD:
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