GREENISH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GREENISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GREENISH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GREENISH is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREENISH
No single letter turns GREENISH into another word.
How GREENISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GREENISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GREENISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GREENISH
- The same 8 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 GREENISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having a slight tinge of green, or somewhat green.
Greenish is handy when a colour falls between categories, as in a greenish blue sea or a greenish tint on old copper. It signals approximation rather than a pure shade.
How GREENISH is used
Greenish softens a colour description, often joined to another colour word.
- The water had a greenish tint.
- She wore a greenish scarf.
- Old bronze turns greenish with age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREENISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GREENISH
The 8 tiles of GREENISH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GREENISH
2 longer words begin with GREENISH.
Shorter words from the letters in GREENISH
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Common questions about GREENISH
- Is GREENISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREENISH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREENISH worth?
- GREENISH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREENISH mean?
- Having a slight tinge of green, or somewhat green.
- What letters can be added to GREENISH?
- No single letter can be added to GREENISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GREENISH:
Open GREENISH in the Word Finder