GRANDSIR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GRANDSIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANDSIR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANDSIR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANDSIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRANDSIR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRANDSIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRANDSIR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRANDSIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old word for a grandfather.
Grandsir is a shortened form of grandsire, once used in poetry and family talk. Breeders also use the idea of a grandsire for the sire of an animal's sire, a sense that grandsir shares.
How GRANDSIR is used
Grandsir is archaic and appears chiefly in old verse and fiction.
- The grandsir sat by the fire telling tales of the old country.
- Their grandsir had farmed the same hill for fifty years.
- She remembered her grandsir with great fondness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANDSIR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRANDSIR
3 longer words begin with GRANDSIR.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANDSIR
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Common questions about GRANDSIR
- Is GRANDSIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANDSIR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANDSIR worth?
- GRANDSIR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANDSIR mean?
- An old word for a grandfather.
- What letters can be added to GRANDSIR?
- GRANDSIR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRANDSIR:
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