GRINCH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GRINCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRINCH?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRINCH is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRINCH
No single letter turns GRINCH into another word.
How GRINCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRINCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What stands out about GRINCH
- GRINCH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRINCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who spoils the fun of others by being sour and unwilling to join in.
A grinch is a killjoy, especially one who sours holidays and parties for everyone else. The word is taken from the grumpy green character in a children's story by Dr. Seuss, and it is now used as an ordinary noun with a lower-case letter. People often reach for it at Christmas, when a neighbour complains about the lights or a colleague refuses to join the gift swap.
How GRINCH is used
Informal, often humorous; strongest around holidays.
- Do not be a grinch, it is only a few minutes of music.
- The office grinch vetoed the party again this year.
- Some neighbours called him a grinch for banning the decorations.
- She felt like a grinch for leaving the dance early.
- A grinch at the council cancelled the street fair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRINCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRINCH
1 longer words begin with GRINCH.
Shorter words from the letters in GRINCH
Common questions about GRINCH
- Is GRINCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRINCH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRINCH worth?
- GRINCH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRINCH mean?
- A person who spoils the fun of others by being sour and unwilling to join in.
- What letters can be added to GRINCH?
- No single letter can be added to GRINCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRINCH:
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