GROANINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. GROANINGS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GROANINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROANINGS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROANINGS
No single letter turns GROANINGS into another word.
How GROANINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GROANINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GROANINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GROANINGS mean in Scrabble?
GROANINGS is the plural of GROANING.
Shorter words from the letters in GROANINGS
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Common questions about GROANINGS
- Is GROANINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GROANINGS is not in it.
- How many points is GROANINGS worth?
- GROANINGS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GROANINGS?
- No single letter can be added to GROANINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GROANINGS:
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