GRANNIE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GRANNIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANNIE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANNIE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANNIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRANNIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRANNIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 60,995.
What stands out about GRANNIE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRANNIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An affectionate word for a grandmother.
Children and families use grannie as a warm name, often with a spelling that changes by region. The same word is attached to knitted, floral things such as a grannie square, which evokes old-fashioned crafts.
How GRANNIE is used
Grannie is informal and tender, and the spelling granny is more common.
- Grannie baked scones every Sunday.
- The children ran to hug their grannie at the station.
- My grannie taught me to knit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANNIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRANNIE
The 7 tiles of GRANNIE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with GRANNIE
3 longer words begin with GRANNIE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANNIE
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Common questions about GRANNIE
- Is GRANNIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANNIE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANNIE worth?
- GRANNIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANNIE mean?
- An affectionate word for a grandmother.
- What letters can be added to GRANNIE?
- GRANNIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRANNIE:
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