GROAT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GROAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROAT?
| 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 GROAT 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 GROAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
groatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GROAT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GROAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about GROAT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 GROAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small silver coin formerly used in England and other parts of Europe, worth four old pence in its English form.
The groat was minted in England from the fourteenth century and remained in circulation, on and off, until it was finally discontinued in the nineteenth century. Because a groat was worth relatively little, the word came to be used figuratively for a trifling amount of money, as in the phrase not worth a groat. Similar small silver coins bearing the same name also circulated in other European countries.
How GROAT is used
Historical term for an old coin; occasionally used figuratively to mean a trivial sum.
- The merchant paid the boy a single groat for his errand.
- Museums display groats minted during the reign of Edward III.
- He joked that the advice was not worth a groat.
- Collectors prize well-preserved silver groats from medieval England.
- The beggar was grateful for even a groat tossed his way.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GROAT
The 5 tiles of GROAT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GROAT
3 longer words begin with GROAT.
Shorter words from the letters in GROAT
Common questions about GROAT
- Is GROAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROAT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROAT worth?
- GROAT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROAT mean?
- A small silver coin formerly used in England and other parts of Europe, worth four old pence in its English form.
- What letters can be added to GROAT?
- GROAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GROAT:
Open GROAT in the Word Finder