GROAN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GROAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROAN?
| 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 GROAN is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
groansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GROAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GROAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about GROAN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 GROAN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a long, low sound expressing pain, distress, disapproval, or great effort.
People groan when they are in physical pain, when they hear disappointing news, or when they must perform a tedious task, as when students groan at the sight of extra homework. Objects can also groan in a figurative sense, as old wooden floors or a ship's timbers groan under strain, producing a deep creaking sound. The noun form, a groan, names the sound itself.
How GROAN is used
Intransitive verb, often followed by a preposition such as with or under to show the cause.
- He began to groan as the pain in his back worsened.
- The audience let out a groan when the show was cancelled.
- Old floorboards groan under every footstep.
- She groaned at the thought of another long meeting.
- The ship's timbers groaned as the storm battered its hull.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GROAN
The 5 tiles of GROAN in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with GROAN
8 longer words begin with GROAN.
Words ending in GROAN
1 words end in GROAN. Useful as a back hook: play GROAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with GROAN inside
3 words contain GROAN in the middle. Words that start with GROAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GROAN
Common questions about GROAN
- Is GROAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROAN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROAN worth?
- GROAN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROAN mean?
- To make a long, low sound expressing pain, distress, disapproval, or great effort.
- What letters can be added to GROAN?
- GROAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GROAN:
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