GROGSHOP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GROGSHOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROGSHOP?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROGSHOP is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROGSHOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grogshopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GROGSHOP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GROGSHOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GROGSHOP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GROGSHOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A low-class drinking place where cheap spirits are sold.
Old stories place the grogshop near harbours, where sailors spent their pay on rum and water. The word suggests a rough, disreputable bar more than a respectable pub.
How GROGSHOP is used
Old-fashioned; found in historical fiction and nautical tales.
- The sailors spent the night in a smoky grogshop.
- A grogshop stood at the corner of the dock road.
- He was thrown out of the grogshop for singing too loudly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROGSHOP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GROGSHOP
1 longer words begin with GROGSHOP.
Shorter words from the letters in GROGSHOP
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Common questions about GROGSHOP
- Is GROGSHOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROGSHOP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROGSHOP worth?
- GROGSHOP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROGSHOP mean?
- A low-class drinking place where cheap spirits are sold.
- What letters can be added to GROGSHOP?
- GROGSHOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GROGSHOP:
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