GRAUPEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GRAUPEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRAUPEL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRAUPEL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRAUPEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
graupelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRAUPEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRAUPEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What stands out about GRAUPEL
- The same 7 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 GRAUPEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Soft, small pellets of snow that form when supercooled water droplets freeze onto a snowflake.
Graupel falls in showers and bounces when it lands, which sets it apart from true hail, whose stones are hard clear ice. Forecasters take the word from German, and skiers know it as the crumbly stuff that sometimes covers the slope.
How GRAUPEL is used
Graupel is used in weather reports and in meteorology.
- A short burst of graupel rattled on the tent.
- The graupel crumbled between his fingers.
- Forecasters warned of graupel and thunder in the mountains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRAUPEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRAUPEL
The 7 tiles of GRAUPEL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GRAUPEL
1 longer words begin with GRAUPEL.
Shorter words from the letters in GRAUPEL
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Common questions about GRAUPEL
- Is GRAUPEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRAUPEL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRAUPEL worth?
- GRAUPEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRAUPEL mean?
- Soft, small pellets of snow that form when supercooled water droplets freeze onto a snowflake.
- What letters can be added to GRAUPEL?
- GRAUPEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRAUPEL:
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