GRANGERISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GRANGERISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANGERISM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANGERISM is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANGERISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grangerismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRANGERISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GRANGERISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRANGERISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRANGERISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The practice of adding extra illustrations, collected from other sources, to a printed book.
Grangerism takes its name from an eighteenth-century clergyman who published a history of England meant to be filled with added prints. Book lovers later practised grangerism with many titles, sometimes cutting up other books to do it.
How GRANGERISM is used
A rare word from book collecting and book history.
- Grangerism turned a slim volume into three fat albums.
- Collectors condemned grangerism for ruining other books.
- The library holds a famous example of grangerism in its rare books room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANGERISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRANGERISM
1 longer words begin with GRANGERISM.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANGERISM
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Common questions about GRANGERISM
- Is GRANGERISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANGERISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANGERISM worth?
- GRANGERISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANGERISM mean?
- The practice of adding extra illustrations, collected from other sources, to a printed book.
- What letters can be added to GRANGERISM?
- GRANGERISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GRANGERISM:
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