GRISTMILL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GRISTMILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRISTMILL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRISTMILL is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRISTMILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gristmillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRISTMILL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GRISTMILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRISTMILL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRISTMILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mill where farmers bring their grain to be ground into flour or meal.
A gristmill was traditionally driven by a water wheel or by wind, and the miller kept a share of the grain as payment. Many surviving gristmills are now museums or tourist sites.
How GRISTMILL is used
The word gristmill appears in history, rural settings and in sayings about hard work being ground out.
- The old gristmill still turns its wheel every summer weekend.
- Farmers carried sacks of wheat to the gristmill by the river.
- We toured a restored gristmill and bought a bag of fresh cornmeal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRISTMILL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRISTMILL
1 longer words begin with GRISTMILL.
Shorter words from the letters in GRISTMILL
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Common questions about GRISTMILL
- Is GRISTMILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRISTMILL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRISTMILL worth?
- GRISTMILL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRISTMILL mean?
- A mill where farmers bring their grain to be ground into flour or meal.
- What letters can be added to GRISTMILL?
- GRISTMILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GRISTMILL:
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