GREEGREE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GREEGREE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GREEGREE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GREEGREE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREEGREE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
greegreesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GREEGREE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GREEGREE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GREEGREE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GREEGREE
- The letter E appears four times in GREEGREE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GREEGREE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A charm or amulet of African origin, thought to protect its wearer or bring bad luck to an enemy.
Greegree is an English spelling of a West African word for a talisman, also written grigri, which is described elsewhere in this set. It travelled to the Caribbean and Louisiana, where related charms became part of voodoo practice.
How GREEGREE is used
Greegree is a rare spelling found in older travel writing and books on folk belief.
- The traveller wore a greegree around his neck for protection.
- A small greegree hung above the doorway.
- The old woman sold greegree charms at the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREEGREE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GREEGREE
1 longer words begin with GREEGREE.
Shorter words from the letters in GREEGREE
Common questions about GREEGREE
- Is GREEGREE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREEGREE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREEGREE worth?
- GREEGREE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREEGREE mean?
- A charm or amulet of African origin, thought to protect its wearer or bring bad luck to an enemy.
- What letters can be added to GREEGREE?
- GREEGREE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GREEGREE:
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