GRANDDAM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GRANDDAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANDDAM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANDDAM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANDDAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
granddamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRANDDAM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRANDDAM, 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 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRANDDAM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRANDDAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A grandmother, or the female parent of an animal's parent.
Breeders still speak of the granddam when tracing a horse or dog back through its pedigree. In older English the word could also mean any old woman.
How GRANDDAM is used
The noun granddam is mostly used in animal breeding and in archaic writing.
- The colt's granddam was a famous racer.
- The pedigree named the granddam on both sides.
- In the old ballad, the granddam sat by the fire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANDDAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRANDDAM
1 longer words begin with GRANDDAM.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANDDAM
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Common questions about GRANDDAM
- Is GRANDDAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANDDAM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANDDAM worth?
- GRANDDAM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANDDAM mean?
- A grandmother, or the female parent of an animal's parent.
- What letters can be added to GRANDDAM?
- GRANDDAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRANDDAM:
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