GRIGRI is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GRIGRI 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 GRIGRI?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIGRI is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIGRI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grigrisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIGRI scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRIGRI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 735,835.
What does GRIGRI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A charm, amulet, or small object believed in West African tradition to protect its wearer or bring good fortune, sometimes also used to try to cause harm to an enemy.
A grigri is typically a small pouch or object, often containing herbs, bones, or written prayers, worn on the body or kept nearby to ward off illness, danger, or bad luck. The practice and the word both come from West Africa and traveled with the Atlantic slave trade into Caribbean and American folk traditions, where similar charms are still called by variants of the same name, including greegree and grisgris. Some tellings distinguish a protective grigri from one deliberately made to harm a rival, though most descriptions of the object emphasize its protective purpose. Anthropologists and folklorists use the word neutrally when describing West African and diaspora religious and folk practices.
How GRIGRI is used
Used mainly in anthropological, folkloric, and historical writing about West African and diaspora charm traditions.
- The healer tied a small grigri around the child's neck for protection.
- Sailors in old accounts carried a grigri to ward off shipwreck.
- The museum exhibit explained the meaning behind each grigri on display.
- Her grandmother still keeps a grigri sewn into her coat lining.
- Folklorists traced the grigri tradition back to West African religious practice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIGRI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRIGRI
1 longer words begin with GRIGRI.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIGRI
Common questions about GRIGRI
- Is GRIGRI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIGRI, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIGRI worth?
- GRIGRI is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIGRI mean?
- A charm, amulet, or small object believed in West African tradition to protect its wearer or bring good fortune, sometimes also used to try to cause harm to an enemy.
- What letters can be added to GRIGRI?
- GRIGRI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRIGRI:
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