GRANDCHILD is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. GRANDCHILD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANDCHILD?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANDCHILD is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANDCHILD
No single letter turns GRANDCHILD into another word.
How GRANDCHILD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GRANDCHILD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRANDCHILD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRANDCHILD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A child of one's son or daughter.
Grandchild is neutral about gender, so it works when the sex of the child is not known or does not matter. The plural, grandchildren, is far more common in everyday speech, as most grandparents have more than one.
How GRANDCHILD is used
Everyday family word, applied to a child of one's own child.
- Her first grandchild was born in spring.
- He left the farm to his eldest grandchild.
- Every grandchild received a letter on their birthday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANDCHILD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRANDCHILD
1 longer words begin with GRANDCHILD.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANDCHILD
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Common questions about GRANDCHILD
- Is GRANDCHILD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANDCHILD, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANDCHILD worth?
- GRANDCHILD is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANDCHILD mean?
- A child of one's son or daughter.
- What letters can be added to GRANDCHILD?
- No single letter can be added to GRANDCHILD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GRANDCHILD:
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