GRANDIOSITY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GRANDIOSITY 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 GRANDIOSITY?
| 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 GRANDIOSITY is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANDIOSITY
No single letter turns GRANDIOSITY into another word.
How GRANDIOSITY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GRANDIOSITY, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRANDIOSITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRANDIOSITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
An inflated, showy style or manner that claims more importance than is deserved.
Grandiosity turns up in speeches, buildings and personalities that try too hard to impress. In psychology it also names an exaggerated sense of one's own ability or status.
How GRANDIOSITY is used
Grandiosity is used critically, in arts, politics and psychology.
- The grandiosity of the monument struck visitors as absurd.
- His speech was full of empty grandiosity.
- Grandiosity can be a symptom of certain mood disorders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANDIOSITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANDIOSITY
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Common questions about GRANDIOSITY
- Is GRANDIOSITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANDIOSITY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANDIOSITY worth?
- GRANDIOSITY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANDIOSITY mean?
- An inflated, showy style or manner that claims more importance than is deserved.
- What letters can be added to GRANDIOSITY?
- No single letter can be added to GRANDIOSITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GRANDIOSITY:
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