GRANDAME is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GRANDAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANDAME?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANDAME is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANDAME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grandamesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRANDAME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRANDAME, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRANDAME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRANDAME mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old woman, or a female ancestor such as a grandmother.
Grandame is a variant spelling of grandam, and it turns up chiefly in old poetry and historical novels. Today grandmother has replaced it in every ordinary setting.
How GRANDAME is used
Grandame is an archaic word, met mostly in older literature.
- The grandame told stories by the fire.
- Each grandame in the village knew the old songs.
- A kindly grandame welcomed the travellers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANDAME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRANDAME
1 longer words begin with GRANDAME.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANDAME
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Common questions about GRANDAME
- Is GRANDAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANDAME, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANDAME worth?
- GRANDAME is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANDAME mean?
- An old woman, or a female ancestor such as a grandmother.
- What letters can be added to GRANDAME?
- GRANDAME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRANDAME:
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