GREEN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GREEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GREEN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GREEN is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GREEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GREEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,562.
What stands out about GREEN
- The same 5 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 GREEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having the color that lies between blue and yellow on the visible spectrum, the color of most growing leaves and grass.
Green is one of the colors people learn earliest, closely associated with plants, forests, and the arrival of spring. Beyond describing color, green is used to mean inexperienced, as in a green recruit, and to describe practices that protect the environment, as in green energy. The word can also work as a noun naming the color itself or an open area of grass, such as a village green.
How GREEN is used
Widely used both for the literal color and figuratively for inexperience or environmental concern.
- The leaves turned bright green after the spring rain.
- He painted the fence a deep green.
- She felt green and unsure during her first week at work.
- The company invested heavily in green technology.
- Children played on the village green every evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GREEN
The 5 tiles of GREEN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GREEN
Showing 24 of 122 words that begin with GREEN.
Words ending in GREEN
11 words end in GREEN. Useful as a back hook: play GREEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with GREEN inside
16 words contain GREEN in the middle. Words that start with GREEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GREEN
Common questions about GREEN
- Is GREEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREEN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREEN worth?
- GREEN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREEN mean?
- Having the color that lies between blue and yellow on the visible spectrum, the color of most growing leaves and grass.
- What letters can be added to GREEN?
- GREEN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GREEN:
Open GREEN in the Word Finder