GREISEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GREISEN 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 GREISEN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GREISEN is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREISEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
greisensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GREISEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GREISEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,381.
What does GREISEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A light-coloured rock made of quartz and mica, formed when hot fluids alter granite.
Geologists link greisen to tin and tungsten deposits, so the rock matters to mining. The name comes from a German word and is most familiar from studies of Cornwall and Saxony.
How GREISEN is used
Greisen is a specialist geology term that is not used in everyday speech.
- The miners dug through a band of greisen to reach the tin.
- Samples of greisen showed flakes of pale mica.
- The geologist mapped a zone of greisen around the granite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREISEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GREISEN
13 longer words begin with GREISEN.
Shorter words from the letters in GREISEN
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Common questions about GREISEN
- Is GREISEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREISEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREISEN worth?
- GREISEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREISEN mean?
- A light-coloured rock made of quartz and mica, formed when hot fluids alter granite.
- What letters can be added to GREISEN?
- GREISEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GREISEN:
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