GRONE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. GRONE 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GRONE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRONE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRONE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRONE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GRONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about GRONE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 GRONE mean in Scrabble?
verb
obsolete
To utter a low, mournful sound; an old spelling of groan.
Grone appears in early English verse describing the low sound made from pain, grief, or great effort, exactly as groan does today. The two spellings named the same sound before English settled on the modern form.
How GRONE is used
An old spelling found in early poetry and historical texts.
- The wounded man began to grone in the dark.
- The old timbers would grone whenever the wind rose.
- She heard the door grone slowly open.
- The crowd let out a grone at the bad news.
- His grone echoed through the empty hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRONE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRONE
The 5 tiles of GRONE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with GRONE
3 longer words begin with GRONE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRONE
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Common questions about GRONE
- Is GRONE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GRONE is not in it.
- How many points is GRONE worth?
- GRONE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRONE mean?
- To utter a low, mournful sound; an old spelling of groan.
- What letters can be added to GRONE?
- GRONE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GRONE:
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