GROMWELL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GROMWELL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROMWELL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROMWELL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROMWELL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gromwellsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GROMWELL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GROMWELL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GROMWELL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GROMWELL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A hedgerow plant of the borage family with small flowers and hard, stony nutlets.
Gromwell is named in old herbals, where its pale seeds were supposed to cure gravel in the kidneys. Today it is a plant for naturalists rather than for gardeners.
How GROMWELL is used
A botanical and countryside word; gromwell is met in field guides and old books on herbs.
- We found gromwell growing at the edge of the wood.
- The hard seeds of gromwell look like tiny white stones.
- Old herbals praised gromwell as a remedy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROMWELL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GROMWELL
1 longer words begin with GROMWELL.
Shorter words from the letters in GROMWELL
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Common questions about GROMWELL
- Is GROMWELL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROMWELL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROMWELL worth?
- GROMWELL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROMWELL mean?
- A hedgerow plant of the borage family with small flowers and hard, stony nutlets.
- What letters can be added to GROMWELL?
- GROMWELL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GROMWELL:
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