GRANDPARENT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GRANDPARENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANDPARENT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANDPARENT is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANDPARENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grandparentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRANDPARENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GRANDPARENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRANDPARENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRANDPARENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The mother or father of a person's own mother or father.
The word covers grandmothers and grandfathers together, which is handy when gender does not matter. Families often split it by side, such as maternal or paternal grandparent.
How GRANDPARENT is used
An everyday family term, used in speech, forms and writing about relatives.
- Every grandparent was invited to the school concert.
- My grandparent taught me to bake bread.
- She became a grandparent at fifty-two.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANDPARENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRANDPARENT
3 longer words begin with GRANDPARENT.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANDPARENT
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Common questions about GRANDPARENT
- Is GRANDPARENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANDPARENT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANDPARENT worth?
- GRANDPARENT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANDPARENT mean?
- The mother or father of a person's own mother or father.
- What letters can be added to GRANDPARENT?
- GRANDPARENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GRANDPARENT:
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