GREENLET is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GREENLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GREENLET?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GREENLET is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREENLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
greenletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GREENLET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GREENLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GREENLET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GREENLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small greenish American songbird of the vireo group.
Greenlet is an older name for certain small birds of the Americas, valued by birdwatchers for their steady song. The plumage is plain, so people usually identify a greenlet by voice.
How GREENLET is used
Greenlet is a bird-lore term used in ornithology and older natural history.
- A greenlet sang from the leafy branches above the trail.
- The naturalist noted a drab greenlet among the warblers.
- Every spring the greenlet returns to the same patch of woodland.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREENLET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GREENLET
1 longer words begin with GREENLET.
Shorter words from the letters in GREENLET
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Common questions about GREENLET
- Is GREENLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREENLET, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREENLET worth?
- GREENLET is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREENLET mean?
- A small greenish American songbird of the vireo group.
- What letters can be added to GREENLET?
- GREENLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GREENLET:
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