GRAPESHOT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GRAPESHOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRAPESHOT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRAPESHOT is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAPESHOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grapeshotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRAPESHOT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GRAPESHOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRAPESHOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GRAPESHOT
- All 9 letters of GRAPESHOT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRAPESHOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A cluster of small iron balls fired together from a cannon, scattering on leaving the barrel.
Grapeshot was deadly against massed infantry at short range. The name comes from the way the balls were bound together like a bunch of grapes.
How GRAPESHOT is used
Used in military history about early nineteenth-century and older artillery.
- A volley of grapeshot tore through the advancing line.
- The cannon was loaded with grapeshot.
- Napoleon is said to have used grapeshot to disperse the crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRAPESHOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRAPESHOT
1 longer words begin with GRAPESHOT.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAPESHOT
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Common questions about GRAPESHOT
- Is GRAPESHOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAPESHOT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAPESHOT worth?
- GRAPESHOT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRAPESHOT mean?
- A cluster of small iron balls fired together from a cannon, scattering on leaving the barrel.
- What letters can be added to GRAPESHOT?
- GRAPESHOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GRAPESHOT:
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