GREENIE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GREENIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GREENIE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GREENIE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREENIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GREENIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GREENIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 74,858.
What does GREENIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who campaigns for the protection of the environment.
The label greenie is casual and may be friendly or sneering depending on who uses it. In Australian speech it can also name a green-coloured object, such as a bottle or a wave.
How GREENIE is used
Greenie is an informal, sometimes dismissive term for an environmental activist.
- The local greenie organised a tree planting day.
- Developers accused the greenie group of blocking the road.
- My uncle calls himself a greenie and recycles everything.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREENIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GREENIE
3 longer words begin with GREENIE.
Shorter words from the letters in GREENIE
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Common questions about GREENIE
- Is GREENIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREENIE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREENIE worth?
- GREENIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREENIE mean?
- A person who campaigns for the protection of the environment.
- What letters can be added to GREENIE?
- GREENIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GREENIE:
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