GRIDDER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GRIDDER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRIDDER?
| 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 GRIDDER is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIDDER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
griddersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIDDER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRIDDER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 548,956.
What does GRIDDER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A player of American football.
Gridder takes its name from the gridiron, the lined field where the game is played, and headline writers like it because it is short. The word turns up in sports pages and school newspapers more than in ordinary conversation.
How GRIDDER is used
Gridder is mostly a newspaper word for football players in the United States.
- The senior gridder signed with a state university.
- Every gridder on the team practised before sunrise.
- A former gridder, he now coaches the local high school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIDDER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRIDDER
1 longer words begin with GRIDDER.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIDDER
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Common questions about GRIDDER
- Is GRIDDER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIDDER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIDDER worth?
- GRIDDER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIDDER mean?
- A player of American football.
- What letters can be added to GRIDDER?
- GRIDDER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRIDDER:
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