GRANDAM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GRANDAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANDAM?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANDAM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANDAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRANDAM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRANDAM, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does GRANDAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old word for a grandmother, or for any old woman.
Grandam is found in Shakespeare and other old literature rather than in modern speech. The word can also mean a female ancestor in a wider sense.
How GRANDAM is used
Used in historical writing and in archaic-sounding speech.
- The child sat by the fire listening to his grandam.
- In the old play, the grandam warns the king of danger.
- My grandam told tales of the old village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANDAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRANDAM
The 7 tiles of GRANDAM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GRANDAM
3 longer words begin with GRANDAM.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANDAM
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Common questions about GRANDAM
- Is GRANDAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANDAM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANDAM worth?
- GRANDAM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANDAM mean?
- An old word for a grandmother, or for any old woman.
- What letters can be added to GRANDAM?
- GRANDAM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRANDAM:
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