GROSCHEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GROSCHEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROSCHEN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROSCHEN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROSCHEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
groschensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GROSCHEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GROSCHEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GROSCHEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GROSCHEN
- All 8 letters of GROSCHEN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GROSCHEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small coin or money unit once used in Germany and Austria.
In Austria the groschen was worth one hundredth of a schilling until the euro arrived. German speakers also used the word loosely for any small change, as in a groschen too little.
How GROSCHEN is used
Used in history and numismatics; a groschen belongs to the period before the euro.
- He paid for the newspaper with a single groschen.
- The museum keeps a silver groschen from the sixteenth century.
- A groschen was once enough to buy a roll.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROSCHEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GROSCHEN
1 longer words begin with GROSCHEN.
Shorter words from the letters in GROSCHEN
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Common questions about GROSCHEN
- Is GROSCHEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROSCHEN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROSCHEN worth?
- GROSCHEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROSCHEN mean?
- A small coin or money unit once used in Germany and Austria.
- What letters can be added to GROSCHEN?
- GROSCHEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GROSCHEN:
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