GROTTO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GROTTO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROTTO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROTTO is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROTTO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grottosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GROTTO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GROTTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 157,679.
What does GROTTO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, picturesque cave, especially one that is artificial or specially decorated.
A grotto can be a natural hollow worn into rock by water, often along a coastline, or a garden feature deliberately built to look like a cave, sometimes lined with shells, stone or statues. Wealthy estates in past centuries often included an artificial grotto as a cool, shaded retreat, and the same word describes small shrines built into rock, such as those associated with religious pilgrimage sites. Writers frequently use grotto to suggest mystery or romance, since the enclosed, shadowy space lends itself to storytelling. The word came into English from Italian.
How GROTTO is used
A word used in both natural description and garden design, with a slightly romantic or old-fashioned feel.
- Waves had carved a deep grotto into the cliff face.
- Visitors lit candles inside the small stone grotto.
- The estate's garden included an artificial grotto lined with shells.
- They rowed a boat into the dim, echoing grotto.
- A statue stood at the entrance to the shaded grotto.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROTTO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GROTTO
3 longer words begin with GROTTO.
Shorter words from the letters in GROTTO
Common questions about GROTTO
- Is GROTTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROTTO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROTTO worth?
- GROTTO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROTTO mean?
- A small, picturesque cave, especially one that is artificial or specially decorated.
- What letters can be added to GROTTO?
- GROTTO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GROTTO:
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