GRATINEE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GRATINEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRATINEE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRATINEE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRATINEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRATINEE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRATINEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRATINEE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GRATINEE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 GRATINEE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To cook a dish with a topping of breadcrumbs or cheese until it is browned.
Gratinee is a cooking term borrowed from French that describes finishing a dish under heat to form a crust. It is rare in everyday English and mostly seen in recipe writing.
How GRATINEE is used
Gratinee is a culinary verb, found chiefly in recipes and cookery books.
- The recipe tells you to gratinee the potatoes under a hot grill for five minutes.
- Chefs often gratinee onion soup with a slice of toasted cheese on top.
- She planned to gratinee the cauliflower just before serving.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRATINEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRATINEE
The 8 tiles of GRATINEE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GRATINEE
3 longer words begin with GRATINEE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRATINEE
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Common questions about GRATINEE
- Is GRATINEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRATINEE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRATINEE worth?
- GRATINEE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRATINEE mean?
- To cook a dish with a topping of breadcrumbs or cheese until it is browned.
- What letters can be added to GRATINEE?
- GRATINEE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRATINEE:
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