GRANDADDY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GRANDADDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANDADDY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANDADDY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANDADDY
No single letter turns GRANDADDY into another word.
How GRANDADDY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GRANDADDY, 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 | 3 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRANDADDY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRANDADDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A familiar word for a grandfather, or the biggest and most notable example of something.
Children say grandaddy for their grandfather, and journalists borrow it for the oldest or largest of its kind, such as the grandaddy of all storms. The tone is affectionate or boastful.
How GRANDADDY is used
The form grandaddy is informal, and granddaddy is another spelling.
- We spent every summer on my grandaddy farm.
- The grandaddy of all tournaments begins on Monday.
- He told the children stories the way his grandaddy had.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANDADDY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANDADDY
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Common questions about GRANDADDY
- Is GRANDADDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANDADDY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANDADDY worth?
- GRANDADDY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANDADDY mean?
- A familiar word for a grandfather, or the biggest and most notable example of something.
- What letters can be added to GRANDADDY?
- No single letter can be added to GRANDADDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GRANDADDY:
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