GRANOPHYRE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. GRANOPHYRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRANOPHYRE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRANOPHYRE is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRANOPHYRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
granophyresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRANOPHYRE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GRANOPHYRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRANOPHYRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRANOPHYRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A pale igneous rock in which large crystals sit in a fine mass of quartz and feldspar.
Geologists identify granophyre by the delicate interlocking pattern of its minerals, visible under a microscope. It forms from molten rock that cools at moderate depth, often near the edge of a larger intrusion.
How GRANOPHYRE is used
Specialist word in geology and petrology.
- The cliff face was a pinkish granophyre streaked with dark veins.
- Under the lens, the granophyre showed a fine, interwoven texture.
- Samples of granophyre were collected for age dating.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRANOPHYRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRANOPHYRE
The 10 tiles of GRANOPHYRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GRANOPHYRE
1 longer words begin with GRANOPHYRE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRANOPHYRE
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Common questions about GRANOPHYRE
- Is GRANOPHYRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRANOPHYRE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRANOPHYRE worth?
- GRANOPHYRE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRANOPHYRE mean?
- A pale igneous rock in which large crystals sit in a fine mass of quartz and feldspar.
- What letters can be added to GRANOPHYRE?
- GRANOPHYRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GRANOPHYRE:
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