GREMLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GREMLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GREMLIN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GREMLIN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREMLIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gremlinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GREMLIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GREMLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What stands out about GREMLIN
- The same 7 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 GREMLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An imaginary mischievous creature blamed for unexplained faults in machines.
The gremlin began as a joke among airmen who needed someone to blame for engines that failed for no clear reason. Today people blame the gremlin for a printer that jams or a program that crashes, which makes it a playful name for bad luck with technology.
How GREMLIN is used
Gremlin is used jokingly whenever a machine misbehaves without an obvious cause.
- There must be a gremlin in the engine, because it stalls only on Tuesdays.
- The technician blamed a gremlin in the wiring.
- Our network gremlin struck again just before the meeting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREMLIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GREMLIN
The 7 tiles of GREMLIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GREMLIN
1 longer words begin with GREMLIN.
Shorter words from the letters in GREMLIN
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Common questions about GREMLIN
- Is GREMLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREMLIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREMLIN worth?
- GREMLIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREMLIN mean?
- An imaginary mischievous creature blamed for unexplained faults in machines.
- What letters can be added to GREMLIN?
- GREMLIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GREMLIN:
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