GRAUNCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. GRAUNCHES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept GRAUNCHES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRAUNCHES is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAUNCHES
No single letter turns GRAUNCHES into another word.
How GRAUNCHES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GRAUNCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRAUNCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GRAUNCHES
- All 9 letters of GRAUNCHES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRAUNCHES mean in Scrabble?
GRAUNCHES is the present-tense form of GRAUNCH used with he, she and it.
Anagrams of GRAUNCHES
The 9 tiles of GRAUNCHES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAUNCHES
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Common questions about GRAUNCHES
- Is GRAUNCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAUNCHES, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAUNCHES worth?
- GRAUNCHES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GRAUNCHES?
- No single letter can be added to GRAUNCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GRAUNCHES:
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