GREMIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GREMIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GREMIAL?
| 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 GREMIAL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREMIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gremialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GREMIAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GREMIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,366.
What does GREMIAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A cloth laid on a bishop's lap during certain church services to protect his vestments.
The gremial is a small piece of church linen or silk, sometimes trimmed with lace, and it is seen when a bishop sits during Mass or an ordination. The word comes from a Latin root for the lap, and as an adjective it can simply mean relating to the lap.
How GREMIAL is used
Gremial is a specialist word of church ceremony and is rarely met elsewhere.
- An assistant spread the gremial over the bishop's knees.
- The embroidered gremial was kept in the sacristy.
- The guide pointed out a silk gremial in the cathedral treasury.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREMIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GREMIAL
The 7 tiles of GREMIAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GREMIAL
1 longer words begin with GREMIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in GREMIAL
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Common questions about GREMIAL
- Is GREMIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREMIAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREMIAL worth?
- GREMIAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREMIAL mean?
- A cloth laid on a bishop's lap during certain church services to protect his vestments.
- What letters can be added to GREMIAL?
- GREMIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GREMIAL:
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